Saturday, January 9, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Boston Bruins travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, January 9, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +106 and the Senators at -117. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 38 games. They have an overall record of 20-14-4 and on the road they have a record of 11-3-2. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 118 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of +13. Ottawa shows up with a record of 19-16-6 including 10-6-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 116 goals and surrendered 123 for a goal differential of -7.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 15 goals this season with 128 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. 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 14 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 811 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 741 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 106 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 13 goals on 103 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1055 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 966 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Bruins have 44 total points this season. They have scored 116 goals while giving up 104 goals. They have had 109 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. The Bruins have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.81% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 24 power play goals on 127 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 139 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 113 goals scored while they've given up 119 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.83%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 18-18 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 19-17-2 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 16-22 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 18-23-0 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/30/15 LW Brad Marchand Suspension expected to miss next 3 games; eligible to return Jan 9 vs Ottawa
12/28/15 C David Krejci Shoulder out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months
01/06/16 D Adam McQuaid Concussion out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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