Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 4/1/2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, April 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -160 and the Flyers at +144.

Boston has a record of 48-17-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 22-10-6-3. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 253 goals and given up 196 goals for a point differential of +57. For the season they have an ATS record of 48-28-0 and an over/under record of 34-40-0. Philadelphia is 39-25-14 including 19-13-6-3 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 234 goals and surrendered 232 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 39-39-0 while their over/under record is 41-35-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 48-28-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 34-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 39-39-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 41-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/30/18 LW Jake DeBrusk Upper Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Florida
03/30/18 C Sean Kuraly Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Florida
03/30/18 D Zdeno Chara Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Florida
03/30/18 LW Rick Nash Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs Florida
03/06/18 D Charlie McAvoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/28/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body left last game, is "?" Sunday vs Boston
03/20/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 LW Michael Raffl Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has accumulated 76 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 32 goals this year with 223 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 34 goals on 168 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 33 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,385 shots against him and he's given up 113 goals. He's made 1,272 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 93 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 27 goals this season with 181 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 66 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 19 goals on 224 shots. He has 61 assists, giving him a total of 80 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 1,004 shots against him and he's surrendered 98 goals. He's made 906 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 107 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 6th in the league in goals scored with 253 while they've given up 196 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 243 power play opportunities and have scored 56 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 230 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 6th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.15% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 8th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 15th in the NHL with a total of 92 points this year. They have 51 power play goals on 255 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 17th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. That is 27th in the NHL. As a team, the Flyers are 13th in the league with 234 goals scored while they've given up 232 goals, which is 15th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 52.6% as they've tried 4,551 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,096 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 3,443 shots while they've given up 3,084 attempts on defense. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the year. That puts them 3rd and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,388 face-off wins as opposed to 2,328 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 9th overall in the NHL. On defense Boston has 1,808 hits and they've blocked 1,012 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 2,456 face-off wins compared to 2,136 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,600 hits and they have blocked 1,162 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Philadelphia is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 4,545 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,427 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 13th as they have 3,426 attempts while they have given up 3,265 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +144

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