Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Game Picks 3/25/2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Boston Bruins head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, March 25, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Bruins at +138 and the Lightning at -182.

Boston has a record of 46-20-9 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 231 goals and surrendered 186 goals for a point differential of +45. For the year they have an ATS mark of 46-29-0 and an over/under record of 30-41-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 58-14-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 295 goals and given up 201 for a goal differential of +94. Their record against the spread is 58-18-0 while their over/under mark is 40-33-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 46-29-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 30-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 58-18-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 40-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/23/19 C Sean Kuraly Hand is out indefinitely
03/23/19 D Torey Krug Concussion is questionable Monday vs Tampa Bay
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 Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/22/19 C Yanni Gourde Suspension is out 2 games
03/21/19 D Anton Stralman Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/20/19 D Dan Girardi Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has scored 73 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 31 goals this season with 194 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 42 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 32 goals on 216 attempts. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 26 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,140 shots against him and he's surrendered 94 goals. He's made 1,046 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 120 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 37 goals this year with 232 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 83 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Brayden Point averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 40 goals on 183 attempts. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 90 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 36 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,607 shots against him and he's given up 115 goals. He's made 1,492 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 101 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 231 goals while giving up 186 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 29th respectively. They have had 231 power play chances and scored 60 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the league. The Bruins have given up 221 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.35% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 120 points this season. They have 72 power play goals on 247 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 249 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 295 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.98%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5%, as they've attempted 4,466 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,047 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.7% as they have 3,434 attempts while they have given up 3,080 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 2,269 face-off wins compared to 2,177 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,739 hits and they have blocked 967 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 2,362 face-off wins compared to 2,245 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,926 hits and they have blocked 1,048 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 4,428 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,321 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.8% ranks 12th as they have 3,384 attempts while they have given up 3,273 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston +138

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