Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 4/3/2018

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -125 and the Lightning at +113.

Boston has a record of 49-17-12 this season and on the road they have a record of 22-10-7-3. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 261 goals and given up 201 goals for a point differential of +60. For the season they have an ATS record of 49-29-0 and an over/under record of 35-40-0. Tampa Bay is 52-23-4 including 27-10-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 283 goals and surrendered 228 for a goal differential of +55. Their record against the spread is 52-27-0 while their over/under record is 48-29-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 49-29-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 35-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 52-27-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 48-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

04/01/18 D Brandon Carlo Lower Body is out indefinitely
04/01/18 C Riley Nash Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
04/01/18 C Sean Kuraly Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
04/01/18 LW Rick Nash Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
03/06/18 D Charlie McAvoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

04/02/18 C Steven Stamkos Lower Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Boston
03/29/18 LW Adam Erne Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 33 goals this year with 233 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 34 goals on 170 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 84 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 34 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,416 shots against him and he's given up 114 goals. He's made 1,302 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 97 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 38 goals this season with 272 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 59 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 30 goals on 211 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 42 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 2,010 shots against him and he's surrendered 162 goals. He's made 1,848 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 110 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 5th in the league in goals scored with 261 while they've given up 201 goals, ranking them 30th overall. They have had 247 power play opportunities and have scored 58 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 234 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 5th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.18% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 9th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 3rd in the NHL with a total of 108 points this year. They have 66 power play goals on 268 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks them 2nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 258 power play opportunities and have given up 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. That is 26th in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 1st in the league with 283 goals scored while they've given up 228 goals, which is 19th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.99%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6%, as they've attempted 4,669 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,203 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.8% as they have 3,541 attempts while they have given up 3,165 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 2,452 face-off wins compared to 2,390 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,837 hits and they have blocked 1,038 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the year. That ranks them 8th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,348 face-off wins as opposed to 2,526 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,651 hits and they've blocked 1,086 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 26th in blocked shots. Tampa Bay is ranked 6th in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've tried 4,801 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,526 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 15th in the NHL at 51.4%, as they have 3,637 shots while they've given up 3,440 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay +113

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