Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 11/5/2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

TD Garden

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The Dallas Stars travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Monday, November 5, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +130 and the Bruins at -175.

Dallas has a record of 8-5-0 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 40 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of +6. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 4-6-0. Boston has a record of 7-4-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 37 goals and surrendered 30 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 7-5-0 while their over/under record is 4-8-0.

Valuable Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 4-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 4-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/04/18 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/03/18 D Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Dallas
10/30/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body IR (10/18)
10/25/18 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Ben Bishop has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has 297 shots against him and he's given up 23 goals. He's made 274 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jamie Benn has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Stars. He has 6 goals this year with 37 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 3 goals on 66 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has scored 19 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 7 goals this season with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Jaroslav Halak has 4 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 230 shots against him and he's surrendered 11 goals. He's made 219 saves for a save percentage of 95%. Brad Marchand averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 4 goals on 26 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars have allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.69% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 10th in the league. The Stars have 16 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 20th in the league with 40 goals while they've given up 34 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 38 power play opportunities and scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 23rd with 37 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 30 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.61%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them in 5th place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 16 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 11 power play goals on 41 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 43 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1%, as they've attempted 703 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 758 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 530 attempts while they have given up 566 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Stars start possessions in the offensive zone 46% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 411 face-off wins compared to 360 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 273 hits and they have blocked 192 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 395 face-off wins compared to 385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Boston has 257 hits and they have blocked 164 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Boston is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 728 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 731 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.4% ranks 19th as they have 553 attempts while they have given up 567 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -175

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