Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins NHL Parlay 3/16/2019

Saturday, March 16, 2019

TD Garden

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +148 and the Bruins at -200.

Columbus has a record of 39-28-3 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 215 goals and surrendered 207 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 39-31-0 and an over/under record of 27-37-0. Boston has a record of 42-20-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 212 goals and given up 181 for a goal differential of +31. Their record against the spread is 42-29-0 while their over/under mark is 28-40-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 39-31-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 42-29-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 28-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/14/19 LW Jake DeBrusk Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Columbus
03/14/19 D Torey Krug Illness is questionable Saturday vs Columbus
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

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 30 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,492 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,352 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin has scored 74 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 25 goals this season with 170 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 38 goals on 261 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has 65 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 26 goals this year with 176 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Tuukka Rask has 24 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,105 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 1,012 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 30 goals on 206 attempts. He has 55 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 184 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this season. That is 3rd in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.65% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 22nd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 13th overall with 81 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 215 goals and 19th in goals allowed with 207. They've had 198 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 12th with a total of 212 goals scored while they are 29th with 181 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th in the league. The Bruins have a total of 93 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 58 power play goals on 222 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th overall. They've given up 216 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 10th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 3,937 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,744 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52% as they have 3,057 attempts while they have given up 2,826 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 2,065 face-off wins compared to 2,061 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,483 hits and they have blocked 918 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 53.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.4% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 2,156 face-off wins compared to 2,059 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,646 hits and they have blocked 930 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 4,214 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,880 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 6th as they have 3,250 attempts while they have given up 2,950 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus +148 and over 6 total goals

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