Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 10/11/2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Pepsi Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -118 and the Avalanche at -105.

Boston has a record of 1-1-0 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 4 goals and given up 7 goals for a point differential of -3. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-1-0 and an over/under record of 1-1-0. Colorado has a record of 2-1-0. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 9 goals and surrendered 6 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 2-1-0 while their over/under record is 1-2-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 1-1-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 1-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-1-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

10/09/17 RW David Backes Illness IR
10/09/17 C Noel Acciari Hand IR
10/09/17 C Patrice Bergeron Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. Colorado

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/09/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder IR
10/06/17 LW A.J. Greer Concussion IR

Player Spotlight

Tuukka Rask has 1 win and 1 loss this season in net for the Bruins. He has 51 shots against him and he's given up 6 goals. He's made 45 saves for a save percentage of 88%. David Krejci has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Bruins. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jake Debrusk averages 13.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 1 goal on 5 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 2 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 2 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 68 shots against him and he's surrendered 2 goals. He's made 66 saves for a save percentage of 97%. Matt Duchene averages 14.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 1 goal on 6 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have allowed 8 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 23rd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.56% for the season. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is ranked 27th in the league. The Bruins has 2 total points this season, ranking 16th in the NHL in offense. They are 25th in the league with 4 goals while they've given up 7 goals, which is 18th overall. They have had 9 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 11%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 8th with 9 goals scored while they are 23rd in the NHL with 6 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.00%. They give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 4 points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 1 power play goal on 12 opportunities for a percentage of 8%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 14 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64%, which is 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 60.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 39.8% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 79 face-off wins compared to 47 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 62.7%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Boston has 45 hits and they have blocked 18 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Boston is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7% as they've attempted 113 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 90 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.3% ranks 7th as they have 89 attempts while they have given up 72 shots on the defensive end.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 44.2% as they've tried 149 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 188 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 27th in Corsi percentage. They are 27th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 44.4% as they have 120 shots while they've given up 150 attempts on defense. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 38.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 61.4% for the year. That puts them 30th and 2nd in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 61 face-off wins as opposed to 98 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 38.4%. That is 31st overall in the NHL. On defense Colorado has 60 hits and they've blocked 38 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Who will win tonight's Bruins/Avalanche NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado -105

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