Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 11/8/2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

TD Garden

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +207 and the Bruins at -250.

Vancouver has a record of 9-6-1 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 49 goals and given up 53 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-9-0. Boston is 8-4-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 39 goals and surrendered 31 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 8-6-0 while their over/under record is 4-10-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 7-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 4-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/25/18 D Alexander Edler Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

10/30/18 D Charlie McAvoy Upper Body IR (10/18)
10/25/18 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this year with 37 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Elias Pettersson averages 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 36% by scoring 10 goals on 28 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 328 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 296 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has scored 16 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 5 goals this season with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Patrice Bergeron averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 47 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 4 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 198 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 180 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 19 total points this season, which ranks them 6th in the NHL. They are 9th in the league in goals scored with 49 while they've given up 53 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 47 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Canucks have allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 12th in the league when short-handed. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.99% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 7th in the NHL with a total of 18 points this year. They have 13 power play goals on 44 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks them 5th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 44 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 26th in the league with 39 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.29%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.7%, as they've attempted 794 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 983 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.5% as they have 614 attempts while they have given up 735 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 477 face-off wins compared to 504 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 374 hits and they have blocked 248 shots from the opposition, putting them 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 426 face-off wins compared to 410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Boston has 283 hits and they have blocked 168 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Boston is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've attempted 801 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 769 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 12th as they have 613 attempts while they have given up 601 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver +207

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