Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 1/18/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (+112) Bruins (-134)

The Carolina Hurricanes (25-8-2) are en route to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will play the Boston Bruins (22-11-2). The moneyline on this contest has the Hurricanes at +112 while the Bruins are at -134. The total has been set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 win against the Canucks in their previous outing. Carolina garnered 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Hurricanes had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. They also had 2 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. In the game, they scored on 4 of the 33 shots they put on net.

Get all of our Free NHL Picks

Pertaining to scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes have accounted for 119 goals (10th in the league) this year and have surrendered 80. For the year, they sit with 52 points and their points percentage sits at .743. Carolina has accumulated 107 power play opportunities and they have tallied 26 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 24.30%. When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed the opponent to score 68 goals while getting 93 on the offensive side of the ice. Carolina has taken 1,171 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.2%. The Hurricanes have had 972 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .918. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have tallied 126 power play tries (2nd in the NHL) and have come away with 12 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has been in goal for 418 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss record of 245-106-48 and he has started in 405 games. The opposition has scored 1,046 goals versus Andersen in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Andersen has had 12,454 shot attempts against him and has accrued 11,408 total saves. His save percentage is .916 during his 24,048 minutes on the ice. Throughout his time in hockey, Andersen has 232 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .573.

Their last time out, Boston played the Predators in a matchup where the Bruins ended up with the victory by a final score of 4-3. They had 1 chance on the power play in this matchup and scored 1 goal on that chance. The Bruins converted 4 goals of the 44 shots on goal they were seeking.

Boston has put up 1,261 shots (5th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.72%, while allowing the other team 1,019 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 83.19% on their oppositions 113 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 91.3%. They have a total of 105 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.81%. The Bruins are sitting with 85 goals at even strength and 25 goals (10th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 89 goals to be scored by of a combination of 70 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Boston Bruins have accounted for 110 goals, 46 points, in addition to a points percentage of .657.

Across the ice you are likely to see Linus Ullmark protecting the net. He has racked up 3,719 stops out of 4,073 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .913. Ullmark has a lifetime record of 63-52-13 and has been in goal for 135 contests. He has made the start in 130 games and has played for a total of 7,754 mins. Ullmark's quality start percentage sits at 55.4% and he has 72 quality starts in his career. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals per contest and he has conceded 354 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (-134)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here