Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 11/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-122) Red Wings (+102)

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Red Wings (7-9-2) will play the Boston Bruins (8-9-3) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Bruins at -122 while the Red Wings are coming in at +102. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Boston Bruins were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-1 loss against the Blue Jackets in the last game they played. The Bruins had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. In the game, they netted 1 of the 29 shots they launched. They also had 6 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. Boston had 11 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Boston Bruins have racked up 48 goals (27th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have given up 69. For the season, they have racked up 19 points and their points percentage sits at .475. Boston steps onto the ice with 77 power play opportunities and they have notched 9 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 11.69%. While playing at even strength, the Bruins have conceded 50 goals while having 39 as an offensive unit. Boston has tried 541 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.9%. The Bruins so far have had 589 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .883. Boston Bruins opponents have 78 power play opportunities (1st in professional hockey) and have scored 19 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Jeremy Swayman. Swayman has participated in 146 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has earned a record of 84-40-17 and he was named the starter in 139 games. Opponents have tallied 342 goals versus Swayman in his career and his goals against average is 2.70. Swayman has seen 4,026 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 3,684 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .915 in his 7,604 mins guarding the cage. In his professional hockey career, Swayman has accrued 87 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .626.

In their last outing, Detroit faced off against the Sharks in an outing where the Red Wings were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 5-4. They had 3 power play attempts in this outing and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Red Wings recorded 4 goals of the 20 shots on goal they were seeking.

Detroit has tried 445 shots (32nd in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.34%, while allowing the other team 585 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 66.67% on their opponents 51 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.7%. They have earned 50 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 32.00%. The Red Wings have scored 30 goals at even strength and 16 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 60 goals to be scored by of a combination of 43 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Detroit Red Wings have accumulated 46 goals, 16 points, and a points percentage of .444.

Across the ice you are going to see Cam Talbot patrolling the crease. He has a tally of 13,186 stops out of the 14,433 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .914. Talbot is the owner of a career record of 250-179-44 and has been in goal for 497 contests. He has started in 475 games and has played for a total of 27,806 minutes. Talbot's percentage of quality starts comes out to 55.6% and he has 264 quality starts in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,247 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (-122)

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