Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2018

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Boston Bruins travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -115 and the Canadiens at -110.

Boston has a record of 11-6-4 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 60 goals and given up 52 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-10-0 and an over/under record of 6-14-0. Montreal is 11-7-4 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 72 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 11-11-0 while their over/under record is 12-9-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 11-10-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 6-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 11-11-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 12-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/22/18 C Patrice Bergeron Upper Body is downgraded to out 4-6 weeks
11/21/18 D John Moore Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Pittsburgh
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)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/12/18 RW Joel Armia Knee is out indefinitely
11/07/18 LW Paul Byron Lower Body IR (11/07)
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this year with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 45 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 7 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 386 shots against him and he's given up 25 goals. He's made 361 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has scored 26 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 11 goals this season with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Tomas Tatar averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 9 goals on 59 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Carey Price has 7 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 488 shots against him and he's surrendered 51 goals. He's made 437 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 26 total points this season, which ranks them 7th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 60 while they've given up 52 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 68 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 18th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.62% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 2nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 8th in the NHL with a total of 26 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 80 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 19th in the NHL. As a team, the Canadiens are 8th in the league with 72 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals, which is 4th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.08%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 1,172 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,171 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 902 attempts while they have given up 915 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 18th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 616 face-off wins compared to 637 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Boston has 425 hits and they have blocked 256 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 639 face-off wins compared to 754 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.9%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Montreal has 563 hits and they have blocked 326 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Montreal is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 1,345 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,255 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 11th as they have 955 attempts while they have given up 929 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal -110

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