Utah Hockey Club vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

The Utah Hockey Club (7-8-3) are headed to TD Garden on Thursday where they will go up against the Boston Bruins (8-9-3). The line on this matchup has the Hockey Club at +162 while the Bruins are priced at -196. The total comes in at 6.

The Utah Hockey Club will look for better times on the ice after their 6-2 loss against the Capitals their last time out. Utah garnered 13 penalty minutes in this outing. The Hockey Club didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. Moreover, they had 7 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. In the game, they converted 2 of the 26 shots they tried.

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At even strength, the Hockey Club have allowed the opponent to score 46 goals while notching 42 on the offensive side of the ice. Utah Hockey Club opponents have 64 power play opportunities (8th in pro hockey) and have come away with 16 goals in those chances. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Utah Hockey Club have racked up 49 goals (26th in hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 62. Utah has attempted 472 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.4%. For the current campaign, they sit with 17 points and their points percentage comes in at .472. The Hockey Club have had 525 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .882. Utah has accounted for 51 power play chances and they have notched 7 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 13.73%.

The player in the crease for this game is Connor Ingram. Opponents have scored 279 goals versus Ingram in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 3.64. Ingram has been involved in 93 games during his professional hockey career. His save percentage is .902 in his 4,597 minutes between the pipes. He has compiled an overall mark of 36-40-14 and he started in 90 games. During his career on the ice, Ingram is sitting with 46 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .511. Ingram has seen 2,846 shots taken against him and has accrued 2,567 saves.

In their last game, Boston went up against the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Bruins took a loss by a tally of 5-1. They had 6 power play chances in this outing and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Bruins tallied 1 goal of the 29 shots on goal they attempted.

Boston has taken 541 shots (17th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.87%, while allowing the opposition 589 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.64% on the other teams 78 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.3%. They have a total of 77 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 11.69%. The Bruins have accumulated 39 goals at even strength and 9 goals (26th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 69 goals to be scored by of a combination of 50 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Boston Bruins have a total of 48 goals, 19 points, and a points percentage of .475.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman in the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.70 goals per game and he has allowed 342 goals overall. Swayman's percentage of quality starts is 62.6% and he has earned 87 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has been a starter 139 games and has played for a total of 7,604 minutes. Swayman has a career record of 84-40-17 and has participated in 146 games. He has gathered 3,684 stops out of the 4,026 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .915.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston (-196) and under 6 goals

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