Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins NHL Game Picks 3/9/2019

Saturday, March 9, 2019

TD Garden

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The Ottawa Senators head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +370 and the Bruins at -560.

Ottawa has a record of 23-39-6 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 201 goals and surrendered 254 goals for a point differential of -53. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-45-0 and an over/under record of 37-26-0. Boston has a record of 41-17-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 200 goals and given up 164 for a goal differential of +36. Their record against the spread is 41-26-0 while their over/under mark is 26-38-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 23-45-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 37-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 41-26-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 26-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
03/07/19 D Christian Jaros Hamstring is questionable Saturday vs Boston

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

03/08/19 LW Jake DeBrusk Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Ottawa
03/07/19 LW Marcus Johansson Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/04/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has scored 48 total points this year for the Senators. He has 13 goals this season with 161 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 24.1 minutes played per contest. Chris Tierney averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 7 goals on 101 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 1,432 shots against him and he's surrendered 139 goals. He's made 1,293 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has 80 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 27 goals this year with 190 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 53 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Patrice Bergeron averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 25 goals on 160 attempts. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 23 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,038 shots against him and he's given up 82 goals. He's made 956 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 52 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 201 goals while giving up 254 scores, which has them ranked 15th and 1st respectively. They have had 185 power play chances and scored 38 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Senators have given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.79% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 2nd in the league with a total of 91 points this season. They have 56 power play goals on 210 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 16th with a total of 200 goals scored while they've given up 164 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.13%. 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

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.2%, as they've attempted 3,708 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,494 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.6% as they have 2,799 attempts while they have given up 3,333 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.7% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.3% for the season. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. They have 2,048 face-off wins compared to 2,034 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,466 hits and they have blocked 1,161 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st 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 25th in the NHL. They have 2,050 face-off wins compared to 1,933 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,558 hits and they have blocked 890 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 3,965 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,688 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 6th as they have 3,062 attempts while they have given up 2,798 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa +370

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