Monday, March 6, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Boston Bruins head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Monday, March 6, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -117 and the Senators at +106. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this game having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 34-25-6 and away from home they have a record of 17-11-6. The currently are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 180 goals and surrendered 170 goals for a point differential of +10. The Bruins have an overall record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-31 and an over/under record of 30-28-7. Ottawa shows up with a record of 35-22-6 including 18-10-6 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 166 goals and surrendered 165 for a goal differential of +1. The Senators have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 31-28 while their over/under record sits at 24-37-2.

David Pastrnak has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 26 goals this season with 202 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 29 goals on 190 shots. He has 38 assists giving him a total of 67 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 30 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 1,264 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,154 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Kyle Turris has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Senators. He has 22 goals this season with 140 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 26.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 163 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Mike Condon has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 934 shots against him and has given up 83 goals. He has made 851 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have 74 total points this season. They have scored 180 goals while giving up 170 goals. They have had 202 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Bruins have allowed 208 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.16% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Senators have a total of 76 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 197 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 197 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 166 goals scored while they've given up 165 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 55.2% as they've attempted 4,047 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,291 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 55.9% as they have 3,074 attempts while they've given up 2,427 shots on the defensive end. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. They have 2,132 face off wins compared to 1,892 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53%. On defense has 1,401 hits and they've blocked 864 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 3,504 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,756 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49% as they have 2,593 shots while they've given up 2,702 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 51.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51% as they've compiled 1,980 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,903 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,054 shot attempts and they have 1,645 hits as a unit.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 32-31 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 30-28-7 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 31-28 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 24-37-2 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

No key injuries to report

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
02/27/17 GO Andrew Hammond Hip out for season
02/20/17 RW Bobby Ryan Finger out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Boston -117

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