Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins NHL Point Spread Picks 2/28/2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

TD Garden

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -105 and the Bruins at -115.

Tampa Bay has a record of 48-11-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 242 goals and given up 165 goals for a point differential of +77. For the season they have an ATS record of 48-15-0 and an over/under record of 32-28-0. Boston has a record of 37-17-9 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 187 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of +30. Their record against the spread is 36-26-0 while their over/under record is 24-35-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 48-15-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 32-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 36-26-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 24-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

02/26/19 D Kevan Miller Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Tampa Bay
02/12/19 RW David Pastrnak Thumb is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Andrei Vasilevskiy has 28 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,271 shots against him and he's given up 89 goals. He's made 1,182 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 101 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 30 goals this year with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 71 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. Brayden Point averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 36 goals on 154 shots. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Patrice Bergeron has scored 57 total points this year for the Bruins. He has 21 goals this season with 152 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Tuukka Rask has 20 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Bruins. He has 972 shots against him and he's surrendered 78 goals. He's made 894 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brad Marchand averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 177 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have allowed 203 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86% this year. That is 1st in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.86% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 2nd in the league. The Lightning have 100 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 1st in the league with 242 goals while they've given up 165 goals, which is 29th overall. They have had 209 power play opportunities and scored 62 goals on those chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Bruins are 15th with 187 goals scored while they are 30th in the NHL with 157 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.11%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Bruins have a total of 83 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 53 power play goals on 201 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 187 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 3,663 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,572 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 2,796 attempts while they have given up 2,705 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 1,937 face-off wins compared to 1,863 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,573 hits and they have blocked 867 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 6th 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 26th in the NHL. They have 1,943 face-off wins compared to 1,824 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,471 hits and they have blocked 846 shots from the opposition, which is 24th in the league. Boston is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6% as they've attempted 3,724 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,490 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 6th as they have 2,879 attempts while they have given up 2,644 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston -115

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