Boston Bruins at New York Rangers NHL Picks & Parlay 11/8/2017

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Boston Bruins head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at +127 and the Rangers at -140.

Boston has a record of 6-4-3 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-2-1. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 39 goals and surrendered 40 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-6-0. New York has a record of 7-7-2, including 5-4-2 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 52 goals and have given up 55 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 7-9-0 while their over/under mark is 10-6-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 6-7-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 7-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 10-6-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/06/17 GO Anton Khudobin Lower Body is "?" Wednesday vs. NY Rangers
11/06/17 LW Brad Marchand Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/06/17 C David Krejci Upper Body IR (10/19)
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)
10/09/17 C Noel Acciari Finger IR (10/07)

Key New York Rangers Injuries

11/06/17 C Boo Nieves Illness is "?" Wednesday vs. Boston

Player Spotlight

Anton Khudobin has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 148 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 137 stops for a save percentage of 93%. David Pastrnak has scored 14 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 40 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by tallying 8 goals on 28 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Shattenkirk has 15 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 5 goals this year with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 21.5 minutes played per contest. Henrik Lundqvist has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 381 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 343 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mats Zuccarello averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 3 goals on 27 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have given up 47 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.03% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 20th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Bruins are 23rd overall with 15 total points this year. They are 24th in the league with 39 goals and 22nd in goals allowed with 40. They've had 47 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Rangers are 4th with a total of 52 goals scored while they are 6th with 55 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.98%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 25th in the league. The Rangers have a total of 16 points this season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have had 15 power play goals on 62 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th overall. They've given up 53 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 744 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 731 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 562 attempts while they have given up 559 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 427 face-off wins compared to 414 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Boston has 334 hits and they have blocked 172 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 498 face-off wins compared to 474 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 15th in the league. On defense New York has 339 hits and they have blocked 216 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New York is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 924 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 900 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 10th as they have 705 attempts while they have given up 684 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New York -140 and under 6 total goals

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