Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 12/2/2017

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +109 and the Flyers at -120.

Boston has a record of 11-8-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 4-4-2. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 68 goals for a point differential of -5. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-12-0 and an over/under record of 11-12-0. Philadelphia is 8-10-7 including 4-5-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 70 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 8-17-0 while their over/under record is 13-11-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 11-12-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 11-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 8-17-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 13-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/01/17 C David Krejci Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia
12/01/17 LW Jake DeBrusk Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia
11/26/17 C Peter Cehlarik Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/17/17 LW Anders Bjork Undisclosed IR (11/12)
10/20/17 D Adam McQuaid Fibula IR (10/19)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/01/17 LW Michael Raffl Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Boston
11/20/17 D Radko Gudas Suspension 10-game suspension (eligible to return 12/14 vs Buffalo)
11/06/17 RW Colin McDonald Lower Body IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 5 goals this year with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 21.1 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 12 goals on 65 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 4 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 386 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 347 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Wayne Simmonds has scored 14 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 7 goals this season with 53 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 17.7 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 11 goals on 51 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 6 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 548 shots against him and he's surrendered 52 goals. He's made 496 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 26 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 63 while they've given up 68 goals, ranking them 23rd overall. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 18th in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 8th in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.86% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 26th in the NHL with a total of 23 points this year. They have 15 power play goals on 80 opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 93 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Flyers are 21st in the league with 70 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.60%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 50.2% as they've tried 1,323 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,311 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 14th in Corsi percentage. They are 9th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.5% as they have 1,006 shots while they've given up 986 attempts on defense. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the year. That puts them 11th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 743 face-off wins as opposed to 715 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 10th overall in the NHL. On defense Boston has 580 hits and they've blocked 325 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 27th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That ranks them 17th and 13th respectively in the NHL. They have 821 face-off wins as opposed to 727 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 519 hits and they've blocked 376 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Philadelphia is ranked 17th in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've tried 1,474 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,465 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 18th in the NHL at 50.3%, as they have 1,100 shots while they've given up 1,089 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia -120

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