Saturday, January 14, 2017

TD Garden

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 22-16-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-10-3. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 129 goals and given up 137 goals for a point differential of -8. The Flyers have an overall record of 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-22 and an over/under record of 23-16-5. Boston shows up with a record of 22-18-5 including 9-10-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 111 goals and surrendered 110 for a goal differential of +1. The Bruins have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-23 while their over/under record sits at 18-22-5.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 17 goals on 120 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Steve Mason has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 948 shots against him and has given up 94 goals. He has made 854 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Brad Marchand has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 15 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 128 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 21 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 866 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 802 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Flyers have 50 total points this season. They have scored 129 goals while giving up 137 goals. They have had 150 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Flyers have allowed 130 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.22% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Bruins have a total of 49 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 138 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 111 goals scored while they've given up 110 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.28%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.3% as they've attempted 2,693 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,453 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.1% as they have 1,999 attempts while they've given up 1,766 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.5% for the season. They have 1,383 face off wins compared to 1,312 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.3%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,103 hits and they've blocked 687 shots from the opposition.

Boston has attempted 2,836 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,315 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 55.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 55.4% as they have 2,119 shots while they've given up 1,706 attempts on defense. The Bruins have an offensive zone percentage of 54.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 52.7% as they've compiled 1,451 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,303 face off losses. On defense Boston has blocked 609 shot attempts and they have 950 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-22 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 23-16-5 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 20-23 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 18-22-5 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/04/17 D Mark Streit Shoulder out indefinitely

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/06/16 LW Matt Beleskey Knee expected to miss 6 weeks
01/12/17 D Colin Miller Knee "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia
01/12/17 GO Tuukka Rask Upper Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Philadelphia

Tony's Pick: Take Boston

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