Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins NHL Betting Tips 2/12/2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +165 and the Bruins at -200.

Chicago has a record of 23-24-9 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 182 goals and surrendered 203 goals for a point differential of -21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-33-0 and an over/under record of 34-18-0. Boston has a record of 31-17-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 162 goals and given up 145 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 30-25-0 while their over/under mark is 21-31-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 22-33-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 34-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 30-25-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 21-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
02/07/19 C David Kampf Foot is out 3-4 weeks

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

02/10/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Chicago
01/18/19 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 56 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 25 goals this season with 149 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 33 goals on 224 attempts. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 81 points on the year. Collin Delia has 6 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 439 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 405 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has 65 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 21 goals this year with 161 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 44 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. David Pastrnak averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 31 goals on 206 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 854 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 787 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 55 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 182 goals while giving up 203 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 1st respectively. They have had 171 power play chances and scored 37 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 165 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.31% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 8th in the league with a total of 70 points this season. They have 47 power play goals on 178 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 165 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 17th with a total of 162 goals scored while they've given up 145 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 3,198 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,362 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.2% as they have 2,349 attempts while they have given up 2,625 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 27th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 1,629 face-off wins compared to 1,646 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 913 hits and they have blocked 737 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,732 face-off wins compared to 1,648 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,318 hits and they have blocked 735 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.1% as they've attempted 3,362 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,089 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 5th as they have 2,593 attempts while they have given up 2,354 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -200

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