Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 2/10/2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

TD Garden

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Sunday, February 10, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +140 and the Bruins at -170.

Colorado has a record of 22-22-9 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 176 goals and given up 177 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-31-0 and an over/under record of 29-23-0. Boston is 29-17-8 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 155 goals and surrendered 140 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 29-25-0 while their over/under record is 20-31-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-31-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 29-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 29-25-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 20-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/21/19 D Erik Johnson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

02/09/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Colorado
01/18/19 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 75 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 24 goals this year with 138 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 51 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 28 goals on 229 shots. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 979 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 886 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 65 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 31 goals this season with 204 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 19 goals on 156 shots. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 16 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 825 shots against him and he's surrendered 63 goals. He's made 762 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 53 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 9th in the league in goals scored with 176 while they've given up 177 goals, ranking them 9th overall. They have had 196 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, putting them 28th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.24% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 9th in the NHL with a total of 66 points this year. They have 46 power play goals on 170 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks them 3rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 156 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 18th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 20th in the league with 155 goals scored while they've given up 140 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.69%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 3,114 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,070 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 2,304 attempts while they have given up 2,257 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.5% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,546 face-off wins compared to 1,642 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,052 hits and they have blocked 813 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,667 face-off wins compared to 1,595 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,268 hits and they have blocked 698 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.2% as they've attempted 3,242 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,968 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 5th as they have 2,499 attempts while they have given up 2,270 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -170

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