Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 11/11/2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

TD Garden

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Sunday, November 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +135 and the Bruins at -180.

Vegas has a record of 7-8-1 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 39 goals and given up 45 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-9-0 and an over/under record of 6-10-0. Boston has a record of 8-5-2 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 44 goals and surrendered 39 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 8-7-0 while their over/under record is 5-10-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 6-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 8-7-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 5-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/09/18 D Deryk Engelland Personal is questionable Saturday vs Montreal
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

11/09/18 GO Tuukka Rask Personal is out indefinitely
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

Marc-Andre Fleury has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 343 shots against him and he's given up 34 goals. He's made 309 saves for a save percentage of 90%. William Karlsson has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 3 goals this year with 30 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 69 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has scored 21 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 51 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19.4 minutes played per game. Jaroslav Halak has 4 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 249 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 233 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Brad Marchand averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 5 goals on 32 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have allowed 42 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 7th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.12% for the season. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Golden Knights have 15 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 39 goals while they've given up 45 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 53 power play opportunities and scored 8 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 23rd with 44 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 39 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.82%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 9th place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 18 points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 15 power play goals on 49 opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 49 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.8%, as they've attempted 1,102 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 771 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 57.9% as they have 778 attempts while they have given up 565 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 59.7% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 40.3% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 474 face-off wins compared to 519 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Vegas has 428 hits and they have blocked 206 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 462 face-off wins compared to 449 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Boston has 306 hits and they have blocked 180 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Boston is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 858 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 827 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 661 attempts while they have given up 647 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -180

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