Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 4/7/2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018

TD Garden

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The Ottawa Senators travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, April 7, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +131 and the Bruins at -145.

Ottawa has a record of 28-41-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 12-22-5-3. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 219 goals and given up 282 goals for a point differential of -63. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-52-0 and an over/under record of 43-37-0. Boston has a record of 49-19-12 including 27-7-5-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 263 goals and surrendered 208 for a goal differential of +55. Their record against the spread is 49-31-0 while their over/under record is 35-42-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 28-52-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 43-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 49-31-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 35-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16); is out for season
04/06/18 RW Bobby Ryan Lower Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs Pittsburgh
04/05/18 D Erik Karlsson Personal is out for season
04/05/18 GO Mike Condon Concussion is downgraded to OUT Friday vs Pittsburgh
03/29/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out for season
03/15/18 RW Mark Stone Leg IR (03/10)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

04/05/18 C Riley Nash Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Ottawa
04/05/18 C Sean Kuraly Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Ottawa
04/05/18 LW Rick Nash Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Ottawa
04/01/18 D Brandon Carlo Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/01/18 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder IR (01/30)

Player Spotlight

Craig Anderson has 23 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 1,745 shots against him and he's given up 176 goals. He's made 1,569 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Mike Hoffman has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Senators. He has 22 goals this year with 253 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Matt Duchene averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 27 goals on 187 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 78 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 33 goals this season with 236 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tuukka Rask has 34 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,487 shots against him and he's surrendered 121 goals. He's made 1,366 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brad Marchand averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 34 goals on 177 shots. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have allowed 225 power play opportunities and have given up 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.93% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 30th in the league. The Senators has 67 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 25th in the league with 219 goals while they've given up 282 goals, which is 2nd overall. They have had 242 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 6th with 263 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 208 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.02%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 7th place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 110 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 59 power play goals on 250 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 240 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.6% as they've tried 4,515 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,978 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 25th in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48% as they have 3,383 shots while they've given up 3,663 attempts on defense. The Senators 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 15th and 13th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,446 face-off wins as opposed to 2,410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 15th overall in the NHL. On defense Ottawa has 1,914 hits and they've blocked 1,315 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 3rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the year. That ranks them 3rd and 29th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,508 face-off wins as opposed to 2,455 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,880 hits and they've blocked 1,061 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 29th in blocked shots. Boston is ranked 2nd in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've tried 4,777 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,323 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 2nd in the NHL at 52.7%, as they have 3,629 shots while they've given up 3,262 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -145

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