Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/23/2019

Saturday, March 23, 2019

BB&T Center

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The Boston Bruins travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at -130 and the Panthers at +105.

Boston has a record of 45-20-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 224 goals and given up 183 goals for a point differential of +41. For the season they have an ATS record of 44-29-0 and an over/under record of 28-41-0. Florida is 33-29-12 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 237 goals and surrendered 242 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 32-41-0 while their over/under record is 40-26-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 44-29-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 28-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 32-41-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 40-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/21/19 D Torey Krug Concussion is questionable Saturday vs Florida
03/12/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Arm is out indefinitely
03/07/19 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/04/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
03/18/19 C Denis Malgin Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 71 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 30 goals this year with 188 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 18.7 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 15% by scoring 31 goals on 214 shots. He has 59 assists, giving him a total of 90 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 26 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,140 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 1,046 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 87 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 34 goals this season with 190 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 22.5 minutes played per game. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 180 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Sam Montembeault has 4 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 186 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 168 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 99 total points this season, which ranks them 2nd in the NHL. They are 12th in the league in goals scored with 224 while they've given up 183 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 228 power play opportunities and have scored 59 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 10th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.21% 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 Panthers are 18th in the NHL with a total of 78 points this year. They have 68 power play goals on 252 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks them 2nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 207 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 14th in the NHL. As a team, the Panthers are 9th in the league with 237 goals scored while they've given up 242 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.71%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5%, as they've attempted 4,405 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,993 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.7% as they have 3,386 attempts while they have given up 3,040 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 2,244 face-off wins compared to 2,137 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,714 hits and they have blocked 953 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers 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 2,267 face-off wins compared to 2,310 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,667 hits and they have blocked 1,013 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Florida is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 4,304 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,166 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.3% ranks 10th as they have 3,315 attempts while they have given up 3,153 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida +105

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