Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/12/2019

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +110 and the Blue Jackets at -130.

Boston has a record of 42-18-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 205 goals and given up 170 goals for a point differential of +35. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-26-0 and an over/under record of 26-39-0. Columbus is 38-27-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 208 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 38-30-0 while their over/under record is 26-36-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 42-26-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 26-39-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 38-30-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 26-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/10/19 LW Jake DeBrusk Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
03/10/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Arm injured last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
03/07/19 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/04/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 63 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 25 goals this year with 170 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 28 goals on 198 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 82 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 24 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,057 shots against him and he's given up 84 goals. He's made 973 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 73 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 25 goals this season with 169 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 38 goals on 257 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 29 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,442 shots against him and he's surrendered 135 goals. He's made 1,307 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 93 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 16th in the league in goals scored with 205 while they've given up 170 goals, ranking them 30th overall. They have had 218 power play opportunities and have scored 58 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.06% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 4th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 14th in the NHL with a total of 79 points this year. They have 29 power play goals on 193 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 179 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 12th in the league with 208 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals, which is 18th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 4,093 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,786 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 3,161 attempts while they have given up 2,872 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 2,108 face-off wins compared to 1,986 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,600 hits and they have blocked 914 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 2,015 face-off wins compared to 2,016 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,428 hits and they have blocked 901 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 3,823 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,655 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 8th as they have 2,967 attempts while they have given up 2,754 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -130

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