Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 3/21/2018

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

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The Boston Bruins travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -115 and the Blues at +104.

Boston has a record of 45-17-9 this season and on the road they have a record of 20-10-4-2. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 239 goals and given up 184 goals for a point differential of +55. For the season they have an ATS record of 45-26-0 and an over/under record of 33-37-0. St. Louis has a record of 39-28-5 including 21-15-0-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 201 goals and surrendered 193 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 39-33-0 while their over/under record is 29-42-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 45-26-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 33-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 39-33-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 29-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/19/18 D Adam McQuaid Undisclosed left last game, is "?" Wednesday vs St. Louis
03/19/18 RW David Backes Laceration is OUT Wednesday vs St. Louis
03/19/18 D Zdeno Chara Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 LW Rick Nash Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs St. Louis
03/18/18 LW Jake DeBrusk Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/06/18 D Charlie McAvoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/27/18 C Patrice Bergeron Foot is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)
03/20/18 RW Vladimir Tarasenko Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs Boston
03/17/18 GO Carter Hutton Neck is out indefinitely
03/05/18 D Jay Bouwmeester Hip is out for season
03/05/18 RW Scottie Upshall MCL is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Tuukka Rask has 30 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,290 shots against him and he's given up 108 goals. He's made 1,182 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brad Marchand has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 31 goals this year with 157 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 201 shots. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has scored 60 total points this year for the Blues. He has 25 goals this season with 183 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Jake Allen has 23 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 1,378 shots against him and he's surrendered 131 goals. He's made 1,247 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 27 goals on 276 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have allowed 217 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.20% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Bruins has 99 total points this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 239 goals while they've given up 184 goals, which is 29th overall. They have had 229 power play opportunities and scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 24th with 201 goals scored while they are 27th in the NHL with 193 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Blues have a total of 83 points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 36 power play goals on 226 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 29th. They've allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Boston has a Corsi percentage of 52.8% as they've tried 4,269 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,815 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 52.9% as they have 3,237 shots while they've given up 2,877 attempts on defense. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the year. That puts them 3rd and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,238 face-off wins as opposed to 2,182 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 9th overall in the NHL. On defense Boston has 1,697 hits and they've blocked 938 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That ranks them 16th and 19th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,157 face-off wins as opposed to 2,143 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 18th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,640 hits and they've blocked 1,128 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. St. Louis is ranked 14th in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've tried 4,253 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,056 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 3rd in the NHL at 52.6%, as they have 3,243 shots while they've given up 2,928 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis +104

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