Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens NHL Parlay 1/13/2018

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Boston Bruins head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -135 and the Canadiens at +122.

Boston has a record of 23-10-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 9-5-4-2. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 131 goals and surrendered 102 goals for a point differential of +29. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-17-0 and an over/under record of 19-20-0. Montreal has a record of 18-20-4, including 11-8-3-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 108 goals and have given up 129 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 18-24-0 while their over/under mark is 17-23-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 23-17-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 19-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 18-24-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 17-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/30/17 D Adam McQuaid Leg IR (10/19)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)

Player Spotlight

Tuukka Rask has 14 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 737 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 678 stops for a save percentage of 92%. David Pastrnak has scored 39 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this season with 108 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 17 goals on 84 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brendan Gallagher has 23 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 16 goals this year with 131 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 15.1 minutes played per contest. Carey Price has 13 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 901 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 821 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Max Pacioretty averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 10 goals on 165 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have given up 122 power play opportunities and surrendered 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.33% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 7th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Bruins are 7th overall with 53 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 131 goals and 30th in goals allowed with 102. They've had 130 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 29th with a total of 108 goals scored while they are 11th with 129 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.57%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 22nd in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 40 points this season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have had 24 power play goals on 125 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th overall. They've given up 139 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 25th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 2,363 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,222 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 1,777 attempts while they have given up 1,657 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 1,291 face-off wins compared to 1,220 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 935 hits and they have blocked 565 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the year. That ranks them 7th and 23rd respectively in the NHL. They have 1,292 face-off wins as opposed to 1,334 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,025 hits and they've blocked 681 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Montreal is ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've tried 2,619 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,551 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 50.5%, as they have 1,907 shots while they've given up 1,870 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston -135 and over 5.5 total goals

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