Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 11/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-130) Bruins (+110)

The Boston Bruins (10-9-3) will play the Vancouver Canucks (10-6-3) at TD Garden on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Canucks at -130 while the Bruins are priced at +110. The total comes in at 6.

The Vancouver Canucks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 win against the Senators in their previous contest . The Canucks had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this victory. In the matchup, they scored on 4 out of the 21 shots they launched. Moreover, they had 6 chances with the advantage and were able to score 1 goal. Vancouver tallied 30 penalty mins in this outing.

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Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 56 power play tries (24th in professional hockey) and have come away with 12 goals in those chances. The Canucks thus far have had 528 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .884. Vancouver has taken 524 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.6%. While at even strength, the Canucks have conceded 49 goals while having 49 themselves. Vancouver has accumulated 59 power play chances and they have notched 12 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 20.34%. For the season, they sit with 23 points and their points percentage is .605. In regard to their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have earned 61 goals (18th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 61.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Kevin Lankinen. For his career, Lankinen has accumulated 59 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .513. His save percentage is at .905 for his 6,285 minutes played. Lankinen has seen 3,755 shot attempts against him and has gathered 3,397 total saves. Opponents have notched 358 goals versus Lankinen in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.42. He has accumulated a record of 54-46-14 and he was named the starter in 115 games. Lankinen has been involved in 126 contests throughout his hockey career.

In their last contest, Boston faced off against the Red Wings in a game where the Bruins got the win by a final of 2-1. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and scored 1 out of those chances. The Bruins scored 2 goals of the 29 shots on goal they tried.

So far this year, the Boston Bruins are sitting with 51 goals, 23 points, as well as a points percentage of .523. They have allowed 70 goals to be scored by way of 51 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins have racked up 40 goals at even strength and 11 goals (18th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 86 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 12.79%. Boston has tried 601 shots (17th in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.49%, while allowing the opposition 631 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.91% on their oppositions 86 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.9%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jeremy Swayman in net. He has tallied 3,703 saves out of 4,046 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .915. Swayman has accrued a lifetime mark of 85-40-17 and has been in goal for 147 games. He has started in 140 games and his ice time sits at 7,606 minutes. Swayman's rate of quality starts comes in at 62.9% and he has 88 quality starting assignments in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has surrendered 343 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (-130)

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