Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 4/2/2019

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Boston Bruins travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -113 and the Blue Jackets at -115.

Boston has a record of 47-23-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 245 goals and given up 204 goals for a point differential of +41. For the season they have an ATS record of 47-32-0 and an over/under record of 33-42-0. Columbus is 45-30-4 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 246 goals and surrendered 221 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 45-34-0 while their over/under record is 29-44-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 47-32-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 33-42-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 45-34-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 29-44-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

04/01/19 RW Chris Wagner Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
03/31/19 D John Moore Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/23/19 C Sean Kuraly Hand is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/31/19 D Adam McQuaid Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Boston
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has accumulated 98 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 35 goals this year with 228 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 63 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Patrice Bergeron averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 32 goals on 202 shots. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 78 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 26 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,190 shots against him and he's given up 102 goals. He's made 1,088 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 68 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 41 goals this season with 282 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 27 goals on 181 shots. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 83 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 36 wins and 23 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,706 shots against him and he's surrendered 147 goals. He's made 1,559 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 103 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 245 while they've given up 204 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 246 power play opportunities and have scored 65 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 237 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 14th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.48% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 4th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 9th in the NHL with a total of 94 points this year. They have 32 power play goals on 215 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 10th in the league with 246 goals scored while they've given up 221 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.88%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6%, as they've attempted 4,681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,224 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.8% as they have 3,595 attempts while they have given up 3,214 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th 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 2,379 face-off wins compared to 2,296 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,821 hits and they have blocked 1,010 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 21st in the NHL. They have 2,326 face-off wins compared to 2,337 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,682 hits and they have blocked 1,048 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 4,392 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,253 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 9th as they have 3,423 attempts while they have given up 3,205 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -115

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