Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 3/6/2018

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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The Detroit Red Wings travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Red Wings at +162 and the Bruins at -180.

Detroit has a record of 26-29-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-16-2-0. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 170 goals and given up 193 goals for a point differential of -23. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-39-0 and an over/under record of 25-39-0. Boston is 40-15-8 including 22-7-4-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 209 goals and surrendered 158 for a goal differential of +51. Their record against the spread is 40-23-0 while their over/under record is 29-33-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 26-39-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 25-39-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 40-23-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 29-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/03/18 D Charlie McAvoy Lower Body injured last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
03/03/18 D Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
03/03/18 GO Tuukka Rask Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Detroit
02/27/18 C Patrice Bergeron Foot is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Player Spotlight

Anthony Mantha has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 21 goals this year with 151 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. Henrik Zetterberg averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 9 goals on 140 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 18 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 1,434 shots against him and he's given up 127 goals. He's made 1,307 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 58 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 23 goals this season with 168 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 25 goals on 131 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 26 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,149 shots against him and he's surrendered 93 goals. He's made 1,056 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 62 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 28th in the league in goals scored with 170 while they've given up 193 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 187 power play opportunities and have scored 35 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Red Wings have allowed 203 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 23rd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.62% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 4th in the NHL with a total of 88 points this year. They have 41 power play goals on 200 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 14th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 188 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 8th in the league with 209 goals scored while they've given up 158 goals, which is 31st overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.13%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've tried 3,563 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,772 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 21st in Corsi percentage. They are 19th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.1% as they have 2,752 shots while they've given up 2,852 attempts on defense. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That puts them 13th and 13th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,926 face-off wins as opposed to 2,069 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Detroit has 1,305 hits and they've blocked 920 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 22nd 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 2,023 face-off wins compared to 1,894 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,503 hits and they have blocked 825 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Boston is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9% as they've attempted 3,785 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,368 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.9% ranks 2nd as they have 2,856 attempts while they have given up 2,543 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -180

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