Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/28/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins

Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Thatcher Demko and the Vancouver Canucks (6-13-2) head to TD Garden on Sunday where they'll meet the Boston Bruins (10-7-0).

The Canucks will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-2 defeat against the Blue Jackets in their last outing. The Canucks didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. In the matchup, they netted 2 of the 41 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 2 chances with the advantage but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Vancouver earned 4 penalty minutes for this game. The Corsi for the Canucks came in at 64 and the Corsi against when the final whistle blew was 41 which had their Corsi rate coming in at 61.0%. Their Fenwick came in at 46 and the Fenwick against finished at 29, meaning they had a Fenwick rate of 61.3%. They garnered 16 face-off wins when at even strength and were beaten on 25 opportunities to win the face-off. When starting in the offensive zone they were rated at 61.8% and they had a PDO of 90.6 in this game.

With respect to their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have notched 48 goals (26th in the league) so far this season and have given up 69. For the current campaign, they have 14 points and their points percentage is .333. Vancouver has accounted for 71 power play chances and they have tallied 11 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 15.49%. While at even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 45 goals while scoring 37 on offense. Vancouver has attempted 701 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 6.9%. The Canucks have had 660 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. Vancouver Canucks opponents have 66 power play tries (4th in hockey) and have a total of 24 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Thatcher Demko. Opponents have been able to score 257 goals against Demko in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.96. Demko has been involved in 89 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .909 in his 5,206 mins guarding the cage. He has amassed a mark of 40-41-5 and he has gotten the start in 86 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Demko has accounted for 48 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .558. Demko has had 2,834 shots taken against him and he has 2,577 saves.

In their last game, Boston faced the Rangers in a game where the Bruins ended up losing by a score of 5-2. Boston wound up with a 62.4% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Boston had and you might say they will look have a bounce back performance in their next game. Their Fenwick rate was 54.5% with a Fenwick of 36 and the Rangers having notched a 30 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO was 89 and they finished the game with an oZS percentage of 53.1%. The Bruins netted 2 goals of the 36 shots on goal they took. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Bruins have earned 40 goals at even strength and 12 goals (12th in the NHL) while on the power play. Boston has taken 615 shots (16th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.46%, while allowing their opponents 484 shots. On the campaign, the Boston Bruins have earned 52 goals, 20 points, in addition to a points percentage of .588. They have earned 52 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.08%. They have a penalty kill rate of 84.31% on their oppositions 51 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.9%. They have allowed 49 goals to be scored by way of 41 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you are expected to see Linus Ullmark in the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.78 goals/game and he has conceded 329 goals in total. Ullmark's quality start rate is 55.5% and he has made 66 quality starts in his career. He was named a starter in 119 games and has been on the ice for 7,095 minutes. Ullmark has accrued a career record of 54-50-13 and has been in net for 124 contests. He has compiled 3,415 stops out of the 3,744 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .912.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston

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