Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/27/2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Boston Bruins head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -145 and the Jets at +131.

Boston has a record of 47-17-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 22-10-5-2. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 245 goals and surrendered 189 goals for a point differential of +56. For the year they have an ATS mark of 47-27-0 and an over/under record of 33-40-0. Winnipeg has a record of 46-19-10 including 29-7-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 250 goals and have given up 196 for a goal differential of +54. Their record against the spread is 46-29-0 while their over/under mark is 37-36-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 47-27-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 33-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 46-29-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 37-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/25/18 RW David Backes Laceration is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg
03/25/18 D Zdeno Chara Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg
03/25/18 LW Rick Nash Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg
03/18/18 LW Jake DeBrusk Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/06/18 D Charlie McAvoy Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has scored 80 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 33 goals this season with 163 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 47 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. David Pastrnak averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 30 goals on 211 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 32 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,357 shots against him and he's surrendered 111 goals. He's made 1,246 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has 56 total points this season for the Jets. He has 28 goals this year with 215 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 16.2 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 28 goals on 215 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 39 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,887 shots against him and he's given up 144 goals. He's made 1,743 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 104 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 245 goals while giving up 189 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 31st respectively. They have had 236 power play chances and scored 52 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the league. The Bruins have given up 225 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.08% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 4th in the league with a total of 102 points this season. They have 60 power play goals on 256 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 250 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 5th overall. As a team, the Jets are 4th with a total of 250 goals scored while they've given up 196 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.37%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7%, as they've attempted 4,435 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,985 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.8% as they have 3,353 attempts while they have given up 3,001 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 55.1% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 2,322 face-off wins compared to 2,268 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,755 hits and they have blocked 984 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the year. That ranks them 20th and 16th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,430 face-off wins as opposed to 2,218 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,662 hits and they've blocked 1,138 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 13th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've tried 4,439 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,433 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 18th in the NHL at 50.4%, as they have 3,342 shots while they've given up 3,295 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -145

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