New York Rangers at Boston Bruins NHL Betting Tips 3/27/2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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The New York Rangers head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +250 and the Bruins at -315.

New York has a record of 29-33-13 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 202 goals and surrendered 246 goals for a point differential of -44. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-45-0 and an over/under record of 35-35-0. Boston has a record of 46-21-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 235 goals and given up 191 for a goal differential of +44. Their record against the spread is 46-29-0 while their over/under mark is 30-41-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 29-45-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 35-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 46-29-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 30-41-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

03/25/19 LW Chris Kreider Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Boston
03/25/19 D Marc Staal Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Boston
03/22/19 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body is out for season

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/25/19 D Torey Krug Concussion is questionable Wednesday vs NY Rangers
03/25/19 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs NY Rangers
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

Mika Zibanejad has scored 68 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 28 goals this season with 219 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Jimmy Vesey averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 16 goals on 141 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 20 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,596 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,451 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has 94 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 34 goals this year with 220 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 60 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Patrice Bergeron averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 31 goals on 196 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 75 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 Rangers have 71 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 202 goals while giving up 246 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 8th respectively. They have had 215 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the league. The Rangers have given up 239 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.17% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 2nd in the league with a total of 101 points this season. They have 61 power play goals on 234 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 227 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 11th with a total of 235 goals scored while they've given up 191 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.45%. 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

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3%, as they've attempted 3,951 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,577 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.3% as they have 2,989 attempts while they have given up 3,463 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 2,022 face-off wins compared to 2,241 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,952 hits and they have blocked 1,114 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th 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 2,295 face-off wins compared to 2,207 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,761 hits and they have blocked 977 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 4,506 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,099 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 5th as they have 3,463 attempts while they have given up 3,122 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston -315

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