Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins Hockey Betting Tips 1/31/2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

TD Garden

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, January 31, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +155 and the Bruins at -190.

Philadelphia has a record of 21-23-6 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 143 goals and given up 170 goals for a point differential of -27. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-29-0 and an over/under record of 26-23-0. Boston has a record of 27-17-6 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 146 goals and surrendered 132 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 27-22-0 while their over/under record is 18-28-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 20-29-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 26-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 27-22-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 18-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
01/12/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (01/12)

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

01/28/19 GO Tuukka Rask Concussion IR (01/28)
01/18/19 LW Anders Bjork Shoulder is out for season
01/03/19 C Joakim Nordstrom Fibula is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Carter Hart has 7 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 398 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 367 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jakub Voracek has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 11 goals this year with 121 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 14 goals on 144 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has scored 56 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 19 goals this season with 147 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Jaroslav Halak has 13 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 782 shots against him and he's surrendered 64 goals. He's made 718 saves for a save percentage of 92%. David Pastrnak averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 28 goals on 190 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.26% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 29th in the league. The Flyers have 48 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 23rd in the league with 143 goals while they've given up 170 goals, which is 5th overall. They have had 147 power play opportunities and scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 18th with 146 goals scored while they are 29th in the NHL with 132 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.78%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 60 points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 44 power play goals on 161 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 142 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 2,897 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,823 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 2,164 attempts while they have given up 2,067 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 1,639 face-off wins compared to 1,273 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.3%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,088 hits and they have blocked 756 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 1,556 face-off wins compared to 1,489 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,177 hits and they have blocked 636 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.5% as they've attempted 3,018 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,733 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.6% ranks 4th as they have 2,329 attempts while they have given up 2,097 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +155

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