Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 4/5/2018

Thursday, April 5, 2018

BB&T Center

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The Boston Bruins head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, April 5, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -120 and the Panthers at +109.

Boston has a record of 49-18-12 this year and away from home they have a record of 22-11-7-3. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 261 goals and surrendered 205 goals for a point differential of +56. For the year they have an ATS mark of 49-30-0 and an over/under record of 35-41-0. Florida has a record of 41-30-8 including 25-11-3-2 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 237 goals and have given up 239 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 41-38-0 while their over/under mark is 38-39-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 49-30-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 35-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 41-38-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 38-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

04/03/18 C Riley Nash Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs. Florida
04/03/18 C Sean Kuraly Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs. Florida
04/03/18 LW Rick Nash Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs. Florida
04/01/18 D Brandon Carlo Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 78 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 33 goals this season with 234 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 45 assists on the year and averages 17.9 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 34 goals on 173 attempts. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 34 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,452 shots against him and he's surrendered 118 goals. He's made 1,334 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Vincent Trocheck has 73 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 30 goals this year with 275 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 21.3 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Huberdeau averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 26 goals on 198 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 1,107 shots against him and he's given up 79 goals. He's made 1,028 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 110 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 261 goals while giving up 205 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 30th respectively. They have had 249 power play chances and scored 58 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the league. The Bruins have given up 238 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 4th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.05% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 7th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 19th in the league with a total of 90 points this season. They have 46 power play goals on 241 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the NHL. They've given up 219 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 15th with a total of 237 goals scored while they've given up 239 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.67%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 52.6% as they've tried 4,729 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,254 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 2nd in Corsi percentage. They are 2nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.8% as they have 3,589 shots while they've given up 3,210 attempts on defense. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the year. That puts them 3rd and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,477 face-off wins as opposed to 2,423 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 9th overall in the NHL. On defense Boston has 1,859 hits and they've blocked 1,044 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,568 face-off wins as opposed to 2,479 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,607 hits and they've blocked 1,123 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 24th in blocked shots. Florida is ranked 15th in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've tried 4,779 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,768 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 12th in the NHL at 50.6%, as they have 3,727 shots while they've given up 3,645 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston -120

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