Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

TD Garden

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +118 and the Bruins at -155.

Pittsburgh has a record of 8-8-4 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 69 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-12-0 and an over/under record of 8-8-0. Boston is 11-6-4 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 60 goals and surrendered 52 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 11-10-0 while their over/under record is 6-14-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-12-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 11-10-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 6-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/19/18 C Matt Cullen Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/22/18 C Patrice Bergeron Upper Body is downgraded to out 4-6 weeks
11/21/18 D John Moore Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Pittsburgh
11/16/18 D Brandon Carlo Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/16/18 D Zdeno Chara Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body IR (10/18)

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 8 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Phil Kessel averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 10 goals on 59 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Matt Murray has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 317 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 278 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 25 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this season with 87 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 6 goals on 45 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Jaroslav Halak has 7 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 386 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 361 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have 20 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 14th in the league in goals scored with 69 while they've given up 67 goals, ranking them 14th overall. They have had 61 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 8th in the NHL. The Penguins have allowed 65 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.49% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 7th in the NHL with a total of 26 points this year. They have 20 power play goals on 68 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 22nd in the league with 60 goals scored while they've given up 52 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,184 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,169 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 899 attempts while they have given up 880 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 48.2% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 646 face-off wins compared to 627 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 625 hits and they have blocked 289 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 616 face-off wins compared to 637 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Boston has 425 hits and they have blocked 256 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Boston is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 1,172 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,171 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.6% ranks 18th as they have 902 attempts while they have given up 915 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh +118

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