Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+190) Bruins (-240)

The Boston Bruins (40-14-15) will take on the Ottawa Senators (28-34-4) at TD Garden on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Senators at +190 while the Bruins are coming in at -240. The over/under is 7.

The Ottawa Senators will need a bounce back game after taking a 7-2 loss against the Hurricanes their last time out. Ottawa recorded 6 penalty minutes for this contest. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to score. The Senators had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. In the game, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 32 shots they attempted.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have notched 208 goals (18th in hockey) for the season and have surrendered 233. For the current season, they have scored 60 points and their points percentage comes in at .455. Ottawa has accounted for 227 power play chances and they have added 38 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 16.74%. When at even strength, the Senators have conceded 181 goals while notching 170 as an offensive unit. Ottawa has taken 2,135 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.7%. The Senators so far have had 1,989 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .883. Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 196 power play tries (22nd in pro hockey) and have earned 52 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Joonas Korpisalo. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Korpisalo has accrued 116 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .485. His save percentage currently is .902 in his 14,590 mins between the pipes. Korpisalo has seen 7,568 shots against him and has accrued 6,824 saves. The opposition has racked up 744 goals versus Korpisalo in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.06. He has amassed a mark of 109-101-29 and he has started in 239 games. Korpisalo has been in goal for 264 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last contest, Boston faced off against the Flyers in an outing where the Bruins notched a victory by a score of 6-5. The Bruins scored 6 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they took. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup and notched 1 out of those opportunities.

Boston has put up 2,059 shots (19th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.07%, while allowing their opponents 2,148 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.13% on their opponents 235 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 91.3%. They have recorded 209 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.44%. The Bruins have tallied 179 goals at even strength and 49 goals (9th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 187 goals to be scored by of a combination of 145 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 228 goals, 95 points, in addition to a points percentage of .688.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Linus Ullmark protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 2.52 goals per contest and he has yielded 583 goals altogether. Ullmark's quality start percentage comes out to 63.6% and he has earned 147 quality starts in his NHL career. He has started in 231 games and has played for a total of 13,870 minutes. Ullmark has a career record of 134-70-23 and has played in 240 games. He has gathered 6,544 saves out of the 7,127 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .918.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (+190)

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