Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks & Parlay 11/22/2017

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Prudential Center

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The Boston Bruins head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at +140 and the Devils at -155.

Boston has a record of 8-7-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 3-4-2. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 51 goals and surrendered 57 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-11-0 and an over/under record of 9-10-0. New Jersey has a record of 12-5-3, including 5-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 67 goals and have given up 63 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 12-8-0 while their over/under mark is 12-8-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 8-11-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 12-8-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 12-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/18/17 D Torey Krug Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs. New Jersey
11/17/17 LW Anders Bjork Undisclosed IR (11/12)
11/17/17 LW Brad Marchand Undisclosed IR (11/12)
11/01/17 RW David Backes Lower Body IR (11/01)
10/20/17 D Adam McQuaid Fibula IR (10/19)
10/18/17 C Ryan Spooner Groin IR (10/17)

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

11/15/17 D Mirco Mueller Collarbone IR (11/15)
11/09/17 LW Marcus Johansson Concussion IR (10/31)

Player Spotlight

Tuukka Rask has 3 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 330 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 296 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Brad Marchand has scored 15 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 36 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 21.5 minutes played per contest. David Pastrnak averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 10 goals on 53 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has 15 total points this season for the Devils. He has 3 goals this year with 43 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 16.1 minutes played per contest. Cory Schneider has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 507 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 465 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jesper Bratt averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 34 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have given up 63 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.67% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 17th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Bruins are 25th overall with 20 total points this year. They are 26th in the league with 51 goals and 19th in goals allowed with 57. They've had 65 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Devils are 6th with a total of 67 goals scored while they are 13th with 63 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.00%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th in the league. The Devils have a total of 27 points this season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have had 14 power play goals on 63 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th overall. They've given up 77 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 19th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,106 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,093 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 837 attempts while they have given up 820 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 620 face-off wins compared to 598 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 499 hits and they have blocked 273 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 44.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 55.4% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 597 face-off wins compared to 699 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.1%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 433 hits and they have blocked 306 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New Jersey is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.7% as they've attempted 1,078 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,279 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.4% ranks 30th as they have 841 attempts while they have given up 973 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston +140 and over 5.5 total goals

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