Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 2/15/2019

Friday, February 15, 2019

Honda Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, February 15, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -145 and the Ducks at +120.

Boston has a record of 32-17-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 168 goals and given up 148 goals for a point differential of +20. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-25-0 and an over/under record of 22-32-0. Anaheim is 22-26-9 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 128 goals and surrendered 182 for a goal differential of -54. Their record against the spread is 22-35-0 while their over/under record is 20-34-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 32-25-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 22-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-35-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 20-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

02/13/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Anaheim
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder is out for season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/12/18 GO Ryan Miller MCL is out indefinitely
02/13/19 GO John Gibson Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Boston
02/09/19 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (02/09)
01/21/19 RW Ondrej Kase Upper Body IR (01/21)

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 53 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 20 goals this year with 140 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 22 goals on 164 shots. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 69 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 18 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 880 shots against him and he's given up 70 goals. He's made 810 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 36 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Brandon Montour averages 23.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 5 goals on 116 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Chad Johnson has 2 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 406 shots against him and he's surrendered 49 goals. He's made 357 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 72 total points this season, which ranks them 6th in the NHL. They are 15th in the league in goals scored with 168 while they've given up 148 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 183 power play opportunities and have scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 168 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.89% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 3rd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks are 26th in the NHL with a total of 53 points this year. They have 22 power play goals on 151 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 29th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Ducks are 31st in the league with 128 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals, which is 11th overall. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.21%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.2%, as they've attempted 3,428 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,133 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.6% as they have 2,647 attempts while they have given up 2,387 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,766 face-off wins compared to 1,675 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,344 hits and they have blocked 746 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 1,721 face-off wins compared to 1,571 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.3%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,303 hits and they have blocked 825 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Anaheim is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8% as they've attempted 3,020 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,576 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 44.9% ranks 31st as they have 2,239 attempts while they have given up 2,751 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim +120

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