Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 10/9/2017

Monday, October 9, 2017

TD Garden

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Monday, October 9, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +155 and the Bruins at -222.

Colorado had a record of 22-56-4 last season and on the road they had a record of 9-30-2. They finished 7th in the Central Division. They scored 166 goals and gave up 278 goals for a point differential of -112. For the season they had an ATS record of 22-60-0 and an over/under record of 36-36-0. Boston finished with a record of 44-31-7 including 23-17-1 at home last season. They were 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They scored 234 goals and surrendered 212 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread was 46-42-0 while their over/under record was 40-40-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche were 22-60-0 straight up last year

The Colorado Avalanche were 36-36-0 against the over/under last season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins were 46-42-0 straight up last year

The Boston Bruins were 40-40-0 against the over/under last season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/06/17 LW A.J. Greer Concussion IR
10/02/17 D Sergei Boikov Shoulder out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

10/07/17 C Noel Acciari Finger expected to miss 6-8 weeks
10/05/17 C Austin Czarnik Illness out indefinitely
10/05/17 RW David Backes Illness out indefinitely
10/05/17 C Patrice Bergeron Lower Body "?"
10/05/17 D Torey Krug Jaw "?"

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon accumulated 51 total points last season for the Avalanche. He had 16 goals last year with 247 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He had a total of 35 assists on the season and averaged 19.9 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene averaged 18.3 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 18 goals on 156 shots. He had 23 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov had 6 wins and 17 losses last season in net for the Avalanche. He had 745 shots against him and he gave up 76 goals. He made 669 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak scored 70 total points last year for the Bruins. He had 34 goals last season with 261 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 36 assists on the season and averaged 18 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 39 goals on 226 shots. He had 46 assists giving him a total of 85 points on the season. Tuukka Rask had 37 wins and 20 losses last year in goal for the Bruins. He had 1,610 shots against him and he surrendered 137 goals. He made 1,473 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche had 48 total points last season, which ranked them 30th in the NHL. They were 30th in the league in goals scored with 166 while they gave up 278 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They had 239 power play opportunities and scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That was 30th in the NHL. The Avalanche allowed 274 power play opportunities and gave up 64 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 29th in the league when short-handed. They averaged 28 shots per game and as a team shot 7.21% for the season. They allowed 32 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 89%. That put them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins were 13th in the NHL with a total of 95 points last year. They had 53 power play goals on 244 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranked them 7th in the league as a power play unit. They allowed 266 power play opportunities and gave up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. That was 1st in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins were 13th in the league with 234 goals scored while they gave up 212 goals, which was 22nd overall. They averaged 33 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 8.60%. As a team they gave up 27 shots per game and had a save percentage of 91%. That was 23rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado was 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 48.6%, as they attempted 4,335 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,585 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 47.8% as they had 3,208 attempts while they gave up 3,509 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 24th in the league. The Avalanche started possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time, which was 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 50.6% for the season. That was 6th overall in the NHL. They had 2,631 face-off wins compared to 2,276 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 53.6%. That ranked them 2nd in the league. On defense Colorado had 1,687 hits and they blocked 1,076 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins were 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 46.8% for the season, which was 23rd in the NHL. They had 2,681 face-off wins compared to 2,358 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 53.2%. That was 3rd in the league. On defense Boston had 1,775 hits and they blocked 1,093 shots from the opposition, which was 22nd in the league. Boston was 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3% as they attempted 4,975 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,187 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.1% ranked 1st as they had 3,792 attempts while they gave up 3,094 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston -222

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