Los Angeles Kings vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/7/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Boston Bruins

Date: Monday, March 7, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+140) Bruins (-167)

The Boston Bruins (34-18-4) will go up against the Los Angeles Kings (30-19-7) at TD Garden on Monday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +140 and Boston is at -167. The over/under is set at 6.

The Los Angeles Kings were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 victory against the Blue Jackets the last time they stepped on the ice. Los Angeles tallied 2 mins in the box in this matchup. The Kings had a solid offensive output in the victory. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. In the game, they scored on 4 of the 43 shots they tried.

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Los Angeles Kings opponents have totaled 155 power play tries (23rd in professional hockey) and have earned 38 goals in those chances. The Kings have had 1,605 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .902. Los Angeles has tried 1,989 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.3%. At even strength, the Kings let the opposition score 120 goals while having 134 on the offensive side of the ice. Los Angeles comes into tonight with 174 power play opportunities and they have added 30 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 17.24%. For the year, the have a total of 67 points and their points percentage sits at .598. When discussing scoring goals, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 164 goals (19th in hockey) this season and have allowed 158.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jonathan Quick. Opponents have scored 1,641 goals against Quick in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.42. Quick has been in net for 698 matchups over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage is at .913 in his 40,714 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed a record of 351-260-75 and he started in 688 games. In his professional hockey career, Quick has 371 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .539. Quick has had 18,795 shot attempts against him and has amassed 17,154 saves.

In their last game, Boston played the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Bruins took home the win by a score of 5-4. They had 2 power play attempts in this game and tallied 1 goal out of those opportunities. The Bruins tallied 5 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they tried.

The Bruins have scored 130 goals at even strength and 39 goals (10th in the league) while on the power play. Boston has taken 1,968 shots (5th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.59%, while allowing their opponents 1,631 shots. On the year, the Boston Bruins have 169 goals, 72 points, in addition to a points percentage of .643. They have a total of 159 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.53%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 81.01% on the other teams 179 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.8%. They have allowed 150 goals to be scored by of a combination of 116 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jeremy Swayman patrolling the crease. Swayman has earned a career mark of 22-10-3 and has been in goal for 36 games. Swayman's rate of quality starts is 74.3% and he has 26 quality starts in his NHL career. He has a tally of 916 saves out of 983 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .932. Opponents are averaging 1.88 goals/game and he has surrendered 67 goals altogether. He has made the start in 35 games and has racked up 2,142 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+140)

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