Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

TD Garden

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The Detroit Red Wings head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +180 and the Bruins at -250.

Detroit has a record of 0-2-2 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 9 goals and surrendered 15 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 0-4-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Boston has a record of 3-1-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 14 goals and given up 11 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 3-1-0 while their over/under mark is 2-2-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 0-4-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/11/18 D Dennis Cholowski Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Boston
10/11/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Boston
10/11/18 D Trevor Daley Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Mike Green Illness IR (10/01)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

10/01/18 D Torey Krug Foot is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 4 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 2 goals this season with 13 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Gustav Nyquist averages 17 minutes of ice time per game this season. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 3 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 100 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 91 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has 8 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 1 goal this year with 6 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Patrice Bergeron averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 39% by scoring 5 goals on 13 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 2 wins and no losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 76 shots against him and he's given up 3 goals. He's made 73 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 2 total points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They've scored 9 goals while giving up 15 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th respectively. They have had 12 power play chances and scored 3 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 10th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 16 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 14th when short-handed. They average 27 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.33% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 4th in the league with a total of 6 points this season. They have 4 power play goals on 9 chances for a percentage of 44%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 13 power play opportunities and surrendered 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 11th with a total of 14 goals scored while they've given up 11 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.39%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 233 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 236 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 173 attempts while they have given up 183 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time, which is 19th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 140 face-off wins compared to 147 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Detroit has 78 hits and they have blocked 53 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 41.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 58.9% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 130 face-off wins compared to 113 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.5%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Boston has 80 hits and they have blocked 44 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Boston is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 203 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 220 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.3% ranks 22nd as they have 158 attempts while they have given up 176 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +180

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