Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 12/9/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (+102) Oilers (-122)

Rogers Place is the site where Mikko Koskinen and the Edmonton Oilers (16-8-0) will play the Boston Bruins (12-8-1) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Bruins coming in at +102 and the Oilers are at -122. The total opens at 5.5.

The Bruins will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat to the Lightning their last time on the ice. The Bruins offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 39 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to convert it into a goal. Boston had 2 minutes in the box in this game. The Corsi for the Bruins came in at 76 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 48 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 61.3%. Their Fenwick came in at 58 and the Fenwick Against sat at 38, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 60.4%. They accounted for 31 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 27 opportunities to take control of the puck. When starting in the offensive zone they sat at 65.2% and their PDO rating was 96.3 for this matchup.

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With regard to scoring goals, the Boston Bruins have racked up 60 goals (28th in hockey) for the year and have allowed 56. For the year, the have a total of 25 points and their points % is .595. Boston steps onto the ice with 63 power play chances and they have notched 16 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.40%. When playing at even strength, the Bruins let the opposition score 47 goals while scoring 44 as an offensive unit. Boston has taken 771 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 7.8%. The Bruins have had 605 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .907. Boston Bruins opponents have tallied 59 power play tries (31st in hockey) and have earned 9 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Linus Ullmark. In his career, Ullmark has accounted for 67 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .554. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 7,213 minutes in the crease. Ullmark has had 3,798 shot attempts against him and he has 3,465 saves. Opponents have been able to score 333 goals versus Ullmark in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.77. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 55-51-13 and he was named the starter in 121 games. Ullmark has played in 126 matchups during his NHL career.

In their last outing, Edmonton went up against the Wild in a game where the Oilers took a loss by a mark of 4-1. They had a PDO at even strength of 90 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 60.6%. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. They earned a Fenwick percentage of 60.3% by accumulating a Fenwick of 44 and the Wild finishing with a 29 Fenwick. The Oilers converted 1 goal of the 39 shots on goal they attempted. Edmonton had a 59.8% Corsi rate. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Edmonton played and you could say that they have had better days on the ice.

The Oilers have 61 goals at even strength and 24 goals (1st in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Edmonton has attempted 769 shots (16th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.05%, while allowing the opposition 814 shots. So far this season, the Edmonton Oilers are sitting with 85 goals, 32 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have a total of 75 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 32.00%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 84.21% on their oppositions 76 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.9%. They have granted a total of 74 goals to be scored by way of 62 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Mikko Koskinen defending the goal. He has racked up 3,717 saves out of the 4,097 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .907. Koskinen is sitting with a lifetime record of 70-52-9 and has been in net for 139 games. He has been a starter 128 contests and has accumulated 7,663 mins. Koskinen's quality start rate sits at 48.4% and he has 62 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.98 goals/game and he has relinquished 380 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (+102)

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