Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/14/2019

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Boston Bruins travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +105 and the Jets at -130.

Boston has a record of 42-19-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 209 goals and given up 177 goals for a point differential of +32. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-27-0 and an over/under record of 26-40-0. Winnipeg is 40-25-4 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 235 goals and surrendered 206 for a goal differential of +29. Their record against the spread is 40-28-0 while their over/under record is 34-27-0.

Valuable Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 42-27-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 26-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 40-28-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 34-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/12/19 LW Jake DeBrusk Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Winnipeg
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
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/24/19 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body IR (02/24)
02/16/19 D Joe Morrow Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 26 goals this year with 173 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 39 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 15% by scoring 30 goals on 203 shots. He has 55 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 24 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,081 shots against him and he's given up 89 goals. He's made 992 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 84 total points this year for the Jets. He has 19 goals this season with 201 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 65 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 22.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 32 goals on 168 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 28 wins and 20 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,692 shots against him and he's surrendered 154 goals. He's made 1,538 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins have 93 total points this season, which ranks them 3rd in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 209 while they've given up 177 goals, ranking them 29th overall. They have had 221 power play opportunities and have scored 58 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Bruins have allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 40 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 9.11% 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 Jets are 9th in the NHL with a total of 84 points this year. They have 55 power play goals on 217 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 7th in the league with 235 goals scored while they've given up 206 goals, which is 19th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.80%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 4,149 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,838 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 3,204 attempts while they have given up 2,916 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Bruins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.6% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 2,129 face-off wins compared to 2,024 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,622 hits and they have blocked 922 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 2,084 face-off wins compared to 2,055 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,520 hits and they have blocked 1,000 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Winnipeg is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 3,971 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,146 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 20th as they have 2,996 attempts while they have given up 3,146 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -130

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