New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/26/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+134) Bruins (-162)

TD Garden is where the Boston Bruins (40-19-5) will try to beat the New York Islanders (28-25-9) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Islanders at +134 and the Bruins are priced at -162. The over/under has been set at 6.

The New York Islanders will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-2 victory against the Red Wings in their last contest. New York tallied 2 minutes in the box in this outing. Additionally, they had 1 power play try and scored 1 goal. The Islanders had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 26 shots they attempted.

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New York Islanders opponents have 151 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have come away with 25 goals in those chances. The Islanders have had 1,981 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .918. New York has taken 1,814 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.3%. When playing at even strength, the Islanders have surrendered 137 goals while having 138 of their own. New York comes into tonight with 154 power play opportunities and they have notched 31 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 20.13%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 65 points and their points % is .524. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the New York Islanders have notched 169 goals (25th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 162.

The man in net for this game is Ilya Sorokin. Over the course of his time in hockey, Sorokin has compiled 44 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .698. His save percentage is .925 during his 3,763 mins in the crease. Sorokin has seen 1,869 shot attempts taken against him and he has 1,728 saves. The opposition has scored 141 goals versus Sorokin in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.25. He has earned a mark of 35-19-10 and he has gotten the start in 63 games. Sorokin has participated in 64 contests throughout his NHL career.

Their last time out, Boston faced the Lightning in an outing where the Bruins ended up with the win by a final score of 3-2. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Bruins netted 3 goals of the 39 shots on goal they attempted.

Boston has attempted 2,280 shots (4th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.42%, while allowing their opponents 1,848 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.18% on the other teams 202 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.9%. They have a total of 183 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.50%. The Bruins are sitting with 149 goals at even strength and 43 goals (12th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 169 goals to be scored by way of 133 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Boston Bruins have earned 192 goals, 85 points, in addition to a points percentage of .664.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman protecting the net. He has compiled 1,043 stops out of 1,122 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .930. Swayman has earned a career mark of 26-11-3 and has participated in 41 games. He has started in 40 contests and his ice time sits at 2,441 mins. Swayman's quality start percentage sits at 72.5% and he has 29 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opposition is averaging 1.94 goals per contest and he has given up 79 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-162)

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