Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins NHL Point Spread Picks 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

TD Garden

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +130 and the Bruins at -155.

Carolina has a record of 36-23-6 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 195 goals and given up 174 goals for a point differential of +21. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-29-0 and an over/under record of 27-37-0. Boston has a record of 39-17-9 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 192 goals and surrendered 158 for a goal differential of +34. Their record against the spread is 39-26-0 while their over/under record is 24-38-0.

Valuable Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 36-29-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 27-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 39-26-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 24-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/03/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
03/03/19 C Sean Kuraly Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Carolina
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 830 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 750 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Sebastian Aho has accumulated 73 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 27 goals this year with 197 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 18 goals on 131 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has scored 59 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 22 goals this season with 156 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Tuukka Rask has 22 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 1,013 shots against him and he's surrendered 79 goals. He's made 934 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 27 goals on 185 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes have allowed 201 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 9th in the NHL. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.62% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Hurricanes have 78 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 17th in the league with 195 goals while they've given up 174 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 210 power play opportunities and scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 18th with 192 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 158 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 87 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 55 power play goals on 205 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 192 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.2%, as they've attempted 4,234 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,436 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.2% as they have 3,197 attempts while they have given up 2,599 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 1st in the league. The Hurricanes start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,915 face-off wins compared to 2,034 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,623 hits and they have blocked 837 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,986 face-off wins compared to 1,874 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,515 hits and they have blocked 870 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 3,843 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,581 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 6th as they have 2,968 attempts while they have given up 2,711 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -155

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