Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 10/25/2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
TD Garden
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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +163 and the Bruins at -220.
Philadelphia has a record of 4-5-0 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 31 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-5-0 and an over/under record of 7-2-0. Boston is 5-2-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 31 goals and surrendered 24 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 5-4-0 while their over/under record is 4-5-0.
Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends
The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-5-0 straight up this year
The Philadelphia Flyers are 7-2-0 against the over/under this season
Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends
The Boston Bruins are 5-4-0 straight up this year
The Boston Bruins are 4-5-0 against the over/under this season
Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
10/22/18 LW Michael Raffl Undisclosed injured last game, is questionable
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
10/01/18 GO Michal Neuvirth None is out indefinitely
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely
Key Boston Bruins Injuries
10/23/18 D Charlie McAvoy Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia
10/23/18 RW David Backes Illness is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia
10/23/18 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia
10/01/18 D Torey Krug Foot is out indefinitely
Player Spotlight
Claude Giroux has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 3 goals this year with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 25 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 204 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 180 saves for a save percentage of 88%.
Player Spotlight
Patrice Bergeron has scored 16 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 7 goals this season with 28 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18.1 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 15 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 3 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 151 shots against him and he's surrendered 15 goals. He's made 136 saves for a save percentage of 90%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Flyers have 8 total points this season, which ranks them 19th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 31 while they've given up 37 goals, ranking them 2nd overall. They have had 34 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL. The Flyers have allowed 32 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, putting them 30th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.84% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 86%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.
Useful Team Statistics
The Bruins are 4th in the NHL with a total of 12 points this year. They have 7 power play goals on 24 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks them 6th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 28 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 20th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 6th in the league with 31 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals, which is 20th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.48%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 10th in the NHL.
Advanced Statistics
Philadelphia is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52%, as they've attempted 541 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 499 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 403 attempts while they have given up 382 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 298 face-off wins compared to 221 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 57.4%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 208 hits and they have blocked 117 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Bruins are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 281 face-off wins compared to 248 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Boston has 181 hits and they have blocked 117 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Boston is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 502 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 499 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 15th as they have 384 attempts while they have given up 382 shots on the defensive end.
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