Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Game 1 Game Picks 4/11/2019

Thursday, April 11, 2019

TD Garden

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins on Thursday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +125 and the Bruins at -145.

Toronto has a record of 46-28-8 this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 286 goals and surrendered 249 goals for a point differential of +37. For the year they have an ATS mark of 46-36-0 and an over/under record of 40-38-0. Boston has a record of 49-24-9 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 257 goals and given up 212 for a goal differential of +45. Their record against the spread is 49-33-0 while their over/under mark is 35-43-0.

Valuable Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 46-36-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 40-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 49-33-0 straight up this year

The Boston Bruins are 35-43-0 against the over/under this season

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Boston Bruins Injuries

04/07/19 RW Chris Wagner Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Toronto
04/07/19 D Kevan Miller Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Toronto
03/31/19 D John Moore Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/23/19 C Sean Kuraly Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

John Tavares has scored 88 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 47 goals this season with 286 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 41 assists on the year and averages 19.1 minutes played per contest. Mitch Marner averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 26 goals on 233 attempts. He has 68 assists, giving him a total of 94 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 36 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,958 shots against him and he's surrendered 162 goals. He's made 1,796 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Brad Marchand has 100 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 36 goals this year with 231 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 64 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. David Pastrnak averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 38 goals on 235 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 81 points on the year. Tuukka Rask has 27 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has 1,245 shots against him and he's given up 109 goals. He's made 1,136 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs have 100 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 286 goals while giving up 249 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 12th respectively. They have had 209 power play chances and scored 46 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 8th in the league. The Maple Leafs have given up 202 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 19th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.45% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 10th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Bruins are 2nd in the league with a total of 107 points this season. They have 65 power play goals on 251 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 244 power play opportunities and surrendered 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 16th overall. As a team, the Bruins are 11th with a total of 257 goals scored while they've given up 212 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.59%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Toronto is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8%, as they've attempted 5,328 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,960 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 3,974 attempts while they have given up 3,847 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 2,629 face-off wins compared to 2,330 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,421 hits and they have blocked 1,113 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Bruins are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 2,454 face-off wins compared to 2,385 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Boston has 1,876 hits and they have blocked 1,050 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Boston is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 4,846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,374 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.9% ranks 5th as they have 3,732 attempts while they have given up 3,324 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto +125

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