Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-196) Bruins (+162)

The Boston Bruins (6-7-1) will compete against the Ottawa Senators (6-6-0) at TD Garden on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Senators at -196 and the Bruins are opening at +162. The over/under is 6.

The Ottawa Senators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-1 loss to the Sabres their last time on the ice. The Senators left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the loss. In the game, they converted 1 out of the 38 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with the advantage but didn't net one. Ottawa recorded 23 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have notched 43 goals (12th in the league) so far this year and have surrendered 38. For the year, the have a total of 12 points and their points percentage sits at .500. Ottawa has accounted for 39 power play opportunities and they have notched 12 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 30.77%. While playing at even strength, the Senators have allowed the opponent to score 29 goals while having 31 on offense. Ottawa has attempted 384 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.2%. The Senators thus far have had 340 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .888. Ottawa Senators opponents have recorded 35 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have a total of 9 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has been involved in 254 games during his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 140-77-23 and he started in 244 games. The opposition has racked up 616 goals against Ullmark in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.58. Ullmark has seen 7,497 shots against him and he has 6,881 saves. His save percentage currently is .918 for his 14,303 mins on the ice. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ullmark has accounted for 155 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .635.

When they were on the ice last, Boston faced off against the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Bruins went home in defeat by a final of 4-0. They had 6 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Bruins earned 0 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they attempted.

The Bruins have accumulated 26 goals at even strength and 8 goals (18th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Boston has put up 385 shots (13th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 8.83%, while allowing the other team 399 shots. This season, the Boston Bruins have tallied 34 goals, 13 points, in addition to a points percentage of .464. They have granted a total of 46 goals to be scored by of a combination of 31 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 60 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 13.33%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 76.19% on their opponents 63 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 88.5%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman in net. His opposition is averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has surrendered 325 goals altogether. Swayman's rate of quality starts sits at 63.0% and he has accumulated 85 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 135 contests and has been on the ice for 7,594 minutes. Swayman is the owner of a career mark of 83-38-16 and has participated in 142 games. He has a tally of 3,579 stops out of the 3,904 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .917.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (-196)

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