Tuesday, December 29, 2015

TD Garden

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The Ottawa Senators travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +150 and the Bruins at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 18-12-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-8-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 108 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of +3. Boston shows up with a record of 19-12-4 including 8-9-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 108 goals and surrendered 94 for a goal differential of +14.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 88 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 90 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 973 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 896 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 12 goals this season with 117 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 11 goals on 73 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 720 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 661 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Senators have 42 total points this season. They have scored 105 goals while giving up 101 goals. They have had 110 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Senators have allowed 120 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.60% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Bruins have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 95 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 123 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 106 goals scored while they've given up 93 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.72%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 15-18 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 17-19-0 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 17-16 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 17-16-2 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/28/15 C Curtis Lazar Lower Body is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs. Boston
12/27/15 D Cody Ceci Upper Body out indefinitely
12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/28/15 C David Krejci Upper Body out indefinitely
12/27/15 D Torey Krug Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs Ottawa
12/09/15 C Joonas Kemppainen Upper Body out indefinitely
11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Guy's Pick: Take Boston

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