Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings NHL Parlay 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Staples Center

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The Boston Bruins head to Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at -135 and the Kings at +110.

Boston has a record of 32-17-8 this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 168 goals and surrendered 148 goals for a point differential of +20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-25-0 and an over/under record of 22-32-0. Los Angeles has a record of 23-28-6 this season. They are 8th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 139 goals and given up 175 for a goal differential of -36. Their record against the spread is 23-34-0 while their over/under mark is 26-30-0.

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 Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 23-34-0 straight up this year

The Los Angeles Kings are 26-30-0 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 Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/03/18 RW Jonny Brodzinski Shoulder IR (10/03)
02/07/19 C Jeff Carter Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Dustin Brown has 32 total points this season for the Kings. He has 12 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Quick has 11 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has 897 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 806 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Anze Kopitar averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 115 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 15th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.89% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 3rd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Bruins are 8th overall with 72 total points this year. They are 16th in the league with 168 goals and 29th in goals allowed with 148. They've had 183 power play chances and scored 49 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Kings are 30th with a total of 139 goals scored while they are 14th with 175 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.47%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 13th in the league. The Kings have a total of 52 points this season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have had 24 power play goals on 156 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th overall. They've given up 168 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 29th when short-handed.

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 7th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,344 hits and they have blocked 746 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Kings are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 1,713 face-off wins compared to 1,682 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Los Angeles has 1,256 hits and they have blocked 835 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Los Angeles is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.1% as they've attempted 3,107 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,357 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.8% ranks 26th as they have 2,308 attempts while they have given up 2,522 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston -135 and over 6 total goals

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