New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 12/27/2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

TD Garden

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The New Jersey Devils travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, December 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +170 and the Bruins at -215.

New Jersey has a record of 12-16-7 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 102 goals and given up 125 goals for a point differential of -23. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-22-0 and an over/under record of 21-11-0. Boston is 20-13-4 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 105 goals and surrendered 96 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 20-16-0 while their over/under record is 13-22-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 12-22-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 21-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 20-16-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 13-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/21/18 LW Marcus Johansson Undisclosed IR (12/21)
12/17/18 GO Cory Schneider Abdominal is out indefinitely
12/15/18 RW Stefan Noesen Undisclosed IR (12/15)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

12/23/18 D Urho Vaakanainen Concussion is questionable Thursday vs New Jersey
12/19/18 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body is out indefinitely
12/18/18 LW Jake DeBrusk Concussion is out indefinitely
11/29/18 D Kevan Miller Throat is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Devils. He has 18 goals this year with 111 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Taylor Hall averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 113 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Keith Kinkaid has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 825 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 743 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 47 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 23 goals this season with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 12 goals on 109 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 8 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 518 shots against him and he's surrendered 46 goals. He's made 472 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 31 total points this season, which ranks them 30th in the NHL. They are 22nd in the league in goals scored with 102 while they've given up 125 goals, ranking them 6th overall. They have had 113 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL. The Devils have allowed 114 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 6th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.74% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 10th in the NHL with a total of 44 points this year. They have 32 power play goals on 118 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks them 5th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 108 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 16th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 19th in the league with 105 goals scored while they've given up 96 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1%, as they've attempted 2,016 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,009 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 1,594 attempts while they have given up 1,542 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,059 face-off wins compared to 1,168 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 742 hits and they have blocked 467 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,129 face-off wins compared to 1,126 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Boston has 870 hits and they have blocked 473 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Boston is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.4% as they've attempted 2,190 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,067 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 1,692 attempts while they have given up 1,594 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -215

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