Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets Game 3 Parlay 4/30/2019

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Boston Bruins head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Game 3 of their series. The Blue Jackets won Game 2 in double overtime by a score of 3-2. Matt Duchene scored the game-winner for Columbus and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots including 10 in OT to help take back home ice advantage. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -120 and the Blue Jackets at +100.

Boston had a record of 49-24-9 this year. They were 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 257 goals and surrendered 212 goals for a point differential of +45. For the year they have an ATS mark of 54-37-0 and an over/under record of 38-49-0. Columbus had a record of 47-31-4 this season. They were 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 256 goals and given up 231 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 52-36-0 while their over/under mark is 33-49-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 54-37-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 38-49-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 52-36-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 33-49-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

04/27/19 D John Moore Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
04/27/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Knee is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
04/20/19 D Kevan Miller Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

04/27/19 D Markus Nutivaara Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Boston
04/27/19 D Adam McQuaid Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Boston
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Tuukka Rask has 27 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,245 shots against him and he's surrendered 109 goals. He's made 1,136 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Brad Marchand has scored 100 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 36 goals this season with 231 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 64 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. David Krejci averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 20 goals on 139 attempts. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has 87 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 28 goals this year with 191 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 59 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Sergei Bobrovsky has 37 wins and 24 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,756 shots against him and he's given up 153 goals. He's made 1,603 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Matt Duchene averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 31 goals on 172 attempts. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have given up 244 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 16th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.59% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 7th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Bruins are 2nd overall with 107 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 257 goals and 28th in goals allowed with 212. They've had 251 power play chances and scored 65 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 12th with a total of 256 goals scored while they are 21st with 231 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.88%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 98 points this season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have had 34 power play goals on 221 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 2nd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6%, as they've attempted 4,846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,374 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.9% as they have 3,732 attempts while they have given up 3,324 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.5% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 2,454 face-off wins compared to 2,385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,876 hits and they have blocked 1,050 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,434 face-off wins compared to 2,410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,741 hits and they have blocked 1,076 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 4,572 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,402 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 3,565 attempts while they have given up 3,326 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston -120 and over 5.5 total goals

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