Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 12/6/2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +145 and the Lightning at -180.

Boston has a record of 14-9-4 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 71 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-12-0 and an over/under record of 8-17-0. Tampa Bay is 21-7-1 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 114 goals and surrendered 85 for a goal differential of +29. Their record against the spread is 20-8-0 while their over/under record is 14-12-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 14-12-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 8-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 20-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/29/18 D Kevan Miller Throat is out indefinitely
11/22/18 C Patrice Bergeron Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
11/16/18 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body IR (10/18)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/05/18 LW Adam Erne Illness is questionable Thursday vs Boston
11/29/18 D Anton Stralman Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/15/18 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Foot is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 7 goals this year with 70 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 19 goals on 106 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 497 shots against him and he's given up 34 goals. He's made 463 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has scored 37 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 20 goals this season with 76 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 17.9 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 77 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Louis Domingue has 11 wins and 4 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 468 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 421 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 32 total points this season, which ranks them 11th in the NHL. They are 26th in the league in goals scored with 71 while they've given up 69 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 87 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 86 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 22nd in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.40% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the NHL with a total of 43 points this year. They have 29 power play goals on 103 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 1st in the league with 114 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals, which is 14th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.92%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 1,579 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,543 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.3% as they have 1,208 attempts while they have given up 1,193 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 800 face-off wins compared to 832 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Boston has 578 hits and they have blocked 350 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 879 face-off wins compared to 864 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 697 hits and they have blocked 390 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Tampa Bay is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 1,728 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,617 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 1,314 attempts while they have given up 1,227 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -180

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