Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Wells Fargo Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -111 and the Flyers at -111. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 12-10-0 and on the road they have a record of 7-5-0. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 53 goals and given up 50 goals for a point differential of +3. The Bruins have an overall record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-10 and an over/under record of 7-12-3. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 10-10-3 including 6-5-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of -4. The Flyers have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-13 while their over/under record sits at 14-7-2.

David Pastrnak has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 13 goals this season with 55 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 6 goals on 54 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 12 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 434 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 408 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Wayne Simmonds has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 11 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 57 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Steve Mason has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 425 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 379 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Bruins have 24 total points this season. They have scored 53 goals while giving up 50 goals. They have had 67 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Bruins have allowed 75 power play opportunities and given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.44% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have a total of 23 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 80 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 25%. They have allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.76%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 52.9% as they've attempted 1,304 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,159 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.4% as they have 979 attempts while they've given up 856 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. They have 720 face off wins compared to 656 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 52.3%. On defense Boston has 442 hits and they've blocked 303 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 1,454 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,253 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.8% as they have 1,078 shots while they've given up 889 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50% as they've compiled 698 face off wins this season and they have suffered 698 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 364 shot attempts and they have 594 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 11-10 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 7-12-3 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-13 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 14-7-2 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

11/23/16 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body out indefinitely
11/10/16 C Noel Acciari Leg out indefinitely
10/10/16 C Frank Vatrano Foot out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/27/16 D Brandon Manning Head "?" Tuesday vs Boston
11/23/16 C Sean Couturier Knee out 4-6 weeks
11/13/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/01/16 C Boyd Gordon Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Boston -111

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