Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 3/19/2018

Monday, March 19, 2018

TD Garden

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Monday, March 19, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +122 and the Bruins at -135.

Columbus has a record of 39-28-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 15-17-3-3. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 200 goals and given up 199 goals for a point differential of +1. For the season they have an ATS record of 39-33-0 and an over/under record of 33-38-0. Boston is 45-17-8 including 25-7-4-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 235 goals and surrendered 179 for a goal differential of +56. Their record against the spread is 45-25-0 while their over/under record is 32-37-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 39-33-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 33-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 45-25-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 32-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/17/18 D Seth Jones Undisclosed is "?" Monday vs Boston
03/17/18 D Dean Kukan Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Boston
02/27/18 RW Josh Anderson Knee is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/17/18 RW David Backes Laceration left last game, is "?" Monday vs Columbus
03/17/18 LW Jake DeBrusk Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Columbus
03/17/18 D Zdeno Chara Upper Body is "?" Monday vs Columbus
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)

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 14 goals this year with 234 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 24.6 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 204 shots. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 32 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,767 shots against him and he's given up 140 goals. He's made 1,627 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has scored 73 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 30 goals this season with 149 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 43 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. David Pastrnak averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 198 shots. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 69 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 30 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,265 shots against him and he's surrendered 103 goals. He's made 1,162 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 83 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 200 while they've given up 199 goals, ranking them 22nd overall. They have had 199 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 29th in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 24th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.16% for the season. They allow 31 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 Bruins are 3rd in the NHL with a total of 98 points this year. They have 50 power play goals on 225 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 6th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 215 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 11th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 6th in the league with 235 goals scored while they've given up 179 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.19%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 51.4% as they've tried 4,369 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,124 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 8th in Corsi percentage. They are 3rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.6% as they have 3,382 shots while they've given up 3,049 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the year. That puts them 5th and 26th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,083 face-off wins as opposed to 2,248 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Columbus has 1,547 hits and they've blocked 1,075 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 13th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.7% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 2,205 face-off wins compared to 2,149 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,672 hits and they have blocked 927 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Boston is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.7% as they've attempted 4,201 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,774 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.8% ranks 2nd as they have 3,182 attempts while they have given up 2,847 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -135

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