New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 3/2/2019

Saturday, March 2, 2019

TD Garden

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The New Jersey Devils travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +285 and the Bruins at -420.

New Jersey has a record of 25-31-8 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 184 goals and given up 213 goals for a point differential of -29. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-39-0 and an over/under record of 34-28-0. Boston is 38-17-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 191 goals and surrendered 158 for a goal differential of +33. Their record against the spread is 37-26-0 while their over/under record is 24-36-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 25-39-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 34-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 37-26-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 24-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/01/19 D Mirco Mueller Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs Philadelphia
02/28/19 LW Jesper Bratt Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
02/28/19 C John Quenneville Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Philadelphia
02/28/19 RW Kyle Palmieri Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/28/19 LW Miles Wood Ankle is out indefinitely
02/28/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is doubtful Friday vs Philadelphia
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

02/28/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs New Jersey
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Travis Zajac has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this year with 97 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Nico Hischier averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 17 goals on 141 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 4 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 441 shots against him and he's given up 45 goals. He's made 396 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has scored 58 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 22 goals this season with 155 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 26 goals on 182 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 21 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 993 shots against him and he's surrendered 79 goals. He's made 914 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 58 total points this season, which ranks them 27th in the NHL. They are 19th in the league in goals scored with 184 while they've given up 213 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th in the NHL. The Devils have allowed 206 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.27% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 27th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 3rd in the NHL with a total of 85 points this year. They have 54 power play goals on 204 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks them 3rd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 12th in the NHL. As a team, the Bruins are 15th in the league with 191 goals scored while they've given up 158 goals, which is 30th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.12%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.9%, as they've attempted 3,440 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,749 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 2,695 attempts while they have given up 2,835 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 45.6% of the time, which is 31st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 1,904 face-off wins compared to 1,999 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,449 hits and they have blocked 914 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 1,967 face-off wins compared to 1,848 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,493 hits and they have blocked 858 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 3,790 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,540 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.2% ranks 6th as they have 2,929 attempts while they have given up 2,682 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -420

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