Thursday, November 24, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Boston Bruins travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, November 24, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +166 and the Senators at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 11-8-0 and on the road they have a record of 7-4-0. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 44 goals for a point differential of +3. The Bruins have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-8 and an over/under record of 7-10-2. Ottawa shows up with a record of 11-7-1 including 6-4-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 49 for a goal differential of -5. The Senators have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-8 while their over/under record sits at 7-11-1.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 6 goals this season with 47 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 10 goals on 48 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 11 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 377 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has made 355 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Senators. He has 4 goals this season with 46 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 8 goals on 39 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 11 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 458 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 425 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Bruins have 22 total points this season. They have scored 47 goals while giving up 44 goals. They have had 61 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 9910%. The Bruins have allowed 70 power play opportunities and given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 1 shots per game and as a team are shooting 460.78% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 730%.

The Senators have a total of 23 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 57 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 9810%. They have allowed 60 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 44 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals to this point. They average 1 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 448.98%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 690%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 52.9% as they've attempted 1,133 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,010 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.6% as they have 850 attempts while they've given up 737 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. They have 631 face off wins compared to 559 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53%. On defense Boston has 361 hits and they've blocked 273 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,079 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,150 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 807 shots while they've given up 814 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 55.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 595 face off wins this season and they have suffered 609 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 336 shot attempts and they have 469 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 10-8 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 7-10-2 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 8-8 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 7-11-1 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/23/16 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. Ottawa
11/22/16 RW David Pastrnak Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Ottawa
11/10/16 C Noel Acciari Leg out indefinitely
10/12/16 D Kevan Miller Thumb expected to miss 6 weeks
10/10/16 C Frank Vatrano Foot out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/22/16 RW Bobby Ryan Finger "?" Thursday vs Boston
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Boston +166

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