Monday, December 7, 2015

TD Garden

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The Nashville Predators travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Monday, December 7, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +105 and the Bruins at -137. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 13-8-5 and on the road they have a record of 5-5-3. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 69 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of 0. Boston shows up with a record of 14-8-3 including 5-6-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 83 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of +11.

Shea Weber has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 68 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 74 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 572 shots against him and has given up 54 goals. He has made 518 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 55 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 544 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 493 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have 31 total points this season. They have scored 67 goals while giving up 68 goals. They have had 87 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Predators have allowed 80 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.26% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 31%. They have allowed 93 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 82 goals scored while they've given up 71 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.65%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 11-13 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 10-12-4 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 13-11 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 15-8-2 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/02/15 C Mike Fisher Knee expected to miss 7-10 days
11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body expected to miss 5-7 days

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/06/15 D Adam McQuaid Arm injured last game, "?" Monday vs. Nashville
11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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