Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins Expert NHL Picks 3/30/2019

Saturday, March 30, 2019

TD Garden

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The Florida Panthers head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +215 and the Bruins at -265.

Florida has a record of 34-32-12 this year. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 251 goals and surrendered 264 goals for a point differential of -13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 33-44-0 and an over/under record of 44-26-0. Boston has a record of 47-21-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 241 goals and given up 194 for a goal differential of +47. Their record against the spread is 46-30-0 while their over/under mark is 31-41-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 33-44-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 44-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 46-30-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 31-41-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

03/26/19 C Derek MacKenzie Retired is out for season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/23/19 C Sean Kuraly Hand is out indefinitely
03/12/19 D Matt Grzelcyk Arm is out indefinitely
03/04/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 90 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 34 goals this season with 194 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 56 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 26 goals on 189 attempts. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 66 points on the year. Sam Montembeault has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 246 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 217 stops for a save percentage of 88%.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has 77 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 32 goals this year with 198 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 45 assists on the year and averages 18.6 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 34 goals on 220 attempts. He has 63 assists, giving him a total of 97 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 26 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,168 shots against him and he's given up 99 goals. He's made 1,069 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 80 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 251 goals while giving up 264 scores, which has them ranked 8th and 3rd respectively. They have had 261 power play chances and scored 71 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the league. The Panthers have given up 218 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 16th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.74% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 2nd in the league with a total of 103 points this season. They have 65 power play goals on 240 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 231 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 11th with a total of 241 goals scored while they've given up 194 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.57%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 4,541 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,410 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 3,499 attempts while they have given up 3,330 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 2,401 face-off wins compared to 2,431 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,783 hits and they have blocked 1,080 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 7th 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 2,324 face-off wins compared to 2,238 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,788 hits and they have blocked 986 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.4% as they've attempted 4,558 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,138 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.7% ranks 5th as they have 3,506 attempts while they have given up 3,152 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +215

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