Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins NHL Picks & Predictions 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

TD Garden

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The Minnesota Wild travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +135 and the Bruins at -165.

Minnesota has a record of 20-17-3 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 118 goals and given up 114 goals for a point differential of +4. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-20-0 and an over/under record of 18-18-0. Boston has a record of 24-14-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 122 goals and surrendered 110 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 24-18-0 while their over/under record is 16-24-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 20-20-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 18-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 24-18-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 16-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

01/06/19 D Charlie McAvoy Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Minnesota
01/03/19 C Joakim Nordstrom Fibula is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 15 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 945 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 862 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this year with 114 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 121 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

David Pastrnak has scored 52 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 25 goals this season with 161 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Tuukka Rask has 11 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 616 shots against him and he's surrendered 51 goals. He's made 565 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brad Marchand averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 15 goals on 126 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 3rd in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.25% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 16th in the league. The Wild have 43 total points this season, ranking 20th in the NHL in offense. They are 22nd in the league with 118 goals while they've given up 114 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 116 power play opportunities and scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 18th with 122 goals scored while they are 29th in the NHL with 110 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.80%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 1st place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 52 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 37 power play goals on 135 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 2,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,305 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.5% as they have 1,722 attempts while they have given up 1,689 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,240 face-off wins compared to 1,209 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 785 hits and they have blocked 616 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 6th 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 26th in the NHL. They have 1,271 face-off wins compared to 1,269 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Boston has 994 hits and they have blocked 535 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Boston is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5% as they've attempted 2,504 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,358 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 10th as they have 1,938 attempts while they have given up 1,823 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +135

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