Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Boston Bruins head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -165 and the Red Wings at +125.

Boston has a record of 11-6-3 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 58 goals and surrendered 49 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-9-0 and an over/under record of 6-13-0. Detroit has a record of 9-9-2 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 57 goals and given up 65 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 9-11-0 while their over/under mark is 10-9-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 11-9-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 6-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-11-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/20/18 C Patrice Bergeron Upper Body is downgraded to out Wednesday vs Detroit
11/17/18 D John Moore Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Detroit
11/16/18 D Brandon Carlo Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/16/18 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body IR (10/18)
10/25/18 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/20/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday vs Boston
11/20/18 LW Thomas Vanek Knee is questionable Wednesday vs Boston
11/18/18 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has scored 21 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 6 goals this season with 43 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. David Pastrnak averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 17 goals on 81 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 386 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 361 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has 19 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 8 goals this year with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 7 goals on 58 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 6 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 463 shots against him and he's given up 36 goals. He's made 427 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 25 total points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They've scored 58 goals while giving up 49 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 28th respectively. They have had 67 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That is 3rd in the league. The Bruins have given up 67 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.86% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 22nd in the league with a total of 20 points this season. They have 13 power play goals on 58 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 75 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 23rd with a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 65 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.90%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 1,116 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,128 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 857 attempts while they have given up 878 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 593 face-off wins compared to 603 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Boston has 409 hits and they have blocked 250 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 684 face-off wins compared to 634 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Detroit has 429 hits and they have blocked 275 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Detroit is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.6% as they've attempted 1,103 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,265 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 28th as they have 830 attempts while they have given up 990 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -165

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