Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 2/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+110) Bruins (-132)

The Boston Bruins (31-10-9) welcome the Vancouver Canucks (34-11-5) at TD Garden on Thursday. The odds on this game have Vancouver at +110 while Boston is sitting at -132. The over/under is 7.

The Vancouver Canucks were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes in their last outing. Vancouver had 4 minutes in the box in this game. The Canucks had a middle of the road offensive output in the win. Moreover, they had 3 power play attempts and were able to notch 2 goals. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 19 shots they tried.

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In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 189 goals (2nd in hockey) this season and have given up 127. For the season, they have scored 73 points and their points percentage is .730. Vancouver skates onto the rink with 163 power play chances and they have scored 42 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.77%. When playing at even strength, the Canucks have allowed 96 goals while having 147 themselves. Vancouver has tried 1,405 shots and holds a shot percentage of 13.5%. The Canucks have seen 1,505 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .916. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 152 power play opportunities (18th in professional hockey) and have come away with 31 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Thatcher Demko. For his career, Demko has 113 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .571. His save percentage is at .912 for his 11,940 mins between the pipes. Demko has seen 6,361 shots taken against him and he has 5,801 saves. Opponents have been able to score 560 goals versus Demko in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.81. He has a win-loss record of 108-75-16 and he has gotten the start in 198 games. Demko has participated in 204 games over the course of his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Boston opposed the Flames in a game where the Bruins ended up losing by a final score of 4-1. The Bruins notched 1 goal out of the 22 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup and earned 1 out of those attempts.

Boston has tried 1,507 shots (17th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.41%, while allowing their opponents 1,573 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.07% on the other teams 184 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.7%. They have a total of 154 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.97%. The Bruins have tallied 132 goals at even strength and 40 goals (7th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 131 goals to be scored by way of 98 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Boston Bruins have accumulated 172 goals, 71 points, as well as a points percentage of .710.

Across the rink you will find Linus Ullmark in net. Ullmark has compiled a career record of 131-69-18 and has been in goal for 231 games. Ullmark's quality start percentage is 64.0% and he has made 142 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has recorded 6,322 saves out of the 6,883 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .918. The opposition is averaging 2.53 goals per game and he has yielded 561 goals in total. He has started in 222 games and his ice time sits at 13,311 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-132)

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