Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins NHL Game Picks 3/7/2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019

TD Garden

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The Florida Panthers head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Thursday, March 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +170 and the Bruins at -205.

Florida has a record of 28-26-12 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 206 goals and surrendered 221 goals for a point differential of -15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-37-0 and an over/under record of 35-23-0. Boston has a record of 40-17-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 196 goals and given up 161 for a goal differential of +35. Their record against the spread is 39-26-0 while their over/under mark is 24-38-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 28-37-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 35-23-0 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 Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/23/19 C Colton Sceviour Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/05/19 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body injured last game, is questionable Thursday vs Florida
03/04/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 68 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 28 goals this season with 169 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 22 goals on 165 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 992 shots against him and he's surrendered 101 goals. He's made 891 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has 60 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 23 goals this year with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 27 goals on 189 attempts. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 77 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 22 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,013 shots against him and he's given up 79 goals. He's made 934 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 68 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 206 goals while giving up 221 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 4th respectively. They have had 224 power play chances and scored 59 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the league. The Panthers have given up 186 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 11th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.37% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 2nd in the league with a total of 89 points this season. They have 55 power play goals on 206 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 197 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 18th with a total of 196 goals scored while they've given up 161 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.07%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 3,851 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,728 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 2,950 attempts while they have given up 2,825 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 2,050 face-off wins compared to 2,083 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,515 hits and they have blocked 903 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd 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 2,019 face-off wins compared to 1,909 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,539 hits and they have blocked 884 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 3,901 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,641 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 6th as they have 3,017 attempts while they have given up 2,757 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida +170

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