Canadiens at Bruins Expert NHL Picks 1/14/2019

Monday, January 14, 2019

TD Garden

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The Montreal Canadiens head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Monday, January 14, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +160 and the Bruins at -195.

Montreal has a record of 24-17-5 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 138 goals and surrendered 139 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-22-0 and an over/under record of 21-23-0. Boston has a record of 26-15-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 131 goals and given up 116 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 25-19-0 while their over/under mark is 16-25-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 23-22-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 21-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 25-19-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 16-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

01/03/19 RW Andrew Shaw Neck IR (01/03)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

01/03/19 C Joakim Nordstrom Fibula is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has scored 39 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 14 goals this season with 104 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 17.6 minutes played per contest. Tomas Tatar averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 14 goals on 116 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Carey Price has 17 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 1,015 shots against him and he's surrendered 91 goals. He's made 924 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has 53 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 27 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 16 goals on 135 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 672 shots against him and he's given up 53 goals. He's made 619 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 53 total points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They've scored 138 goals while giving up 139 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 12th respectively. They have had 152 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the league. The Canadiens have given up 152 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.91% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 9th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 40 power play goals on 144 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 131 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 17th with a total of 131 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.83%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.3%, as they've attempted 2,961 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,592 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.5% as they have 2,115 attempts while they have given up 1,914 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,320 face-off wins compared to 1,476 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That ranks them 30th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,241 hits and they have blocked 678 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,375 face-off wins compared to 1,350 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,069 hits and they have blocked 580 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Boston is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 2,681 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,521 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 2,077 attempts while they have given up 1,941 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal +160

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