Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/11/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+240) Bruins (-300)

The Chicago Blackhawks (26-49-7 last year) are headed to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Boston Bruins (65-12-5 last season). The line on this contest has the Blackhawks at +240 while the Bruins are at -300. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks will look for better times on the ice after their 5-4 loss to the Flyers their last time out. Chicago earned 2 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 1 power play attempt and were able to net 1 goal. The Blackhawks had a good offensive performance in the loss. In the outing, they earned a goal on 4 of the 38 shots they put on goal.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Chicago Blackhawks notched 202 goals (32nd in hockey) over the course of last year surrendered 299. For the prior season, they recorded 59 points and their points percentage was .360. Chicago compiled 232 power play chances and scored 38 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 16.38%. At even strength, the Blackhawks conceded 244 goals while earning 164. Chicago tried 2,210 shots and held a shot percentage of 9.1%. The Blackhawks had 2,758 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .892. Chicago Blackhawks opponents had 231 power play opportunities (25th in pro hockey) and earned 55 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Arvid Soderblom. Soderblom has taken the ice for 18 matchups throughout his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 2-12-2 and he was named the starter in 15 games. Opponents have been able to score 61 goals against Soderblom in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 3.69. Soderblom has had 548 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 487 total saves. He has a save percentage of .889 during his 991 minutes between the pipes. Throughout his time in hockey, Soderblom is sitting with 6 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .400.

In their last contest, Boston faced off against the Panthers in a matchup where the Bruins took a loss by a final score of 4-3. They had 4 power play chances in this contest and recorded 2 out of those opportunities. The Bruins scored 3 goals of the 36 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Bruins scored 239 goals at even strength and 62 goals (11th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. Boston has tried 2,703 shots (9th in hockey) and earned a shot percentage of 11.14%, while allowing their opponent 2,447 shots. Last year, the Boston Bruins accumulated 301 goals, 135 points, and a points percentage of .823. They allowed 174 goals to be scored by of a combination of 138 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they were shorthanded. They had 279 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 22.22%. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 87.28% on their opponent's 283 power play tries, and their save percentage was 92.9%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Linus Ullmark patrolling the crease. He has recorded 5,627 saves out of 6,122 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .919. Ullmark has a career mark of 116-63-16 and has been in net for 207 games. He has made the start in 199 games and his ice time sits at 11,888 minutes. Ullmark's quality start rate is 63.3% and he has qualified for 126 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.50 goals/game and he has yielded 495 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (-300)

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