Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/3/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+126) Bruins (-152)

The Detroit Red Wings (10-11-3) are hitting the road to TD Garden on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Bruins (12-11-3). The odds on this game have the Red Wings at +126 while the Bruins are priced at -152. The total is 6.

The Detroit Red Wings will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-4 defeat to the Canucks in their previous game. Detroit had 8 penalty mins for this contest. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with the advantage and notched 1 goal. The Red Wings had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the loss. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 4 out of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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While playing at even strength, the Red Wings have allowed the opponent to score 52 goals while earning 43 of their own. Detroit Red Wings opponents have 69 power play opportunities (20th in the NHL) and have come away with 24 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 63 goals (28th in hockey) on the campaign and have given up 76. Detroit has taken 603 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.5%. For the year, they have earned 23 points and their points percentage comes in at .479. The Red Wings have seen 752 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .899. Detroit has compiled 72 power play chances and they have added 20 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 27.78%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ville Husso. Opponents have scored 386 goals against Husso in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 3.09. Husso has taken the ice for 135 games during his pro hockey career. His save percentage is at .901 in his 7,496 mins guarding the cage. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 69-42-17 and he has started in 129 games. For his career, Husso has tallied 62 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .481. Husso has had 3,910 shot attempts against him and has recorded 3,524 saves.

In their last contest, Boston squared up with the Canadiens in an outing where the Bruins ended up with the win by a score of 6-3. They had 2 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Bruins tallied 6 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this season, the Boston Bruins have notched a total of 64 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .519. They have allowed 80 goals to be scored by way of 60 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. The Bruins have accumulated 53 goals at even strength and 11 goals (27th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 94 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 11.70%. Boston has taken 717 shots (15th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 8.93%, while allowing their opponents 735 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 78.49% on their opponents 93 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Jeremy Swayman between the pipes. He has tallied 3,776 saves out of 4,125 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .915. Swayman has amassed a career record of 86-42-17 and has participated in 150 contests. He has started in 143 games and has played 7,614 minutes. Swayman's quality start rate comes out to 62.9% and he has qualified for 90 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.75 goals per contest and he has yielded 349 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit (+126)

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