Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins 1/2/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings meet Sunday in NHL action at the Little Caesars Arena. The Boston Bruins look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The Detroit Red Wings need a win after losing five of their last seven games.

The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 23.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Boston with 11 goals, David Pastrnak has 13 assists and Patrice Bergeron has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 30 goals on 383 shots faced, and Jeremy Swayman has allowed 32 goals on 386 shots.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 15.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 15 goals, Lucas Raymond has 18 assists and Filip Zadina has 71 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 76.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has given up 54 goals on 645 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has allowed 43 goals on 409 shots.

The Bruins are 2-5 in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest and 6-2 in their last 8 road games. The Red Wings are 7-2 in their last 9 home games and 48-107 in their last 155 overall. The under is 8-1 in Bruins last 9 overall. The over is 7-2 in Red Wings last 9 overall. The Bruins are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Detroit.

The Boston Bruins have not had much recent success on the end of back to backs, and they’re coming off an overtime game against the Sabres. The Detroit Red Wings have the rest advantage here, and they’ve won six of the last eight meetings against the Bruins. The Red Wings have also been a different team on their home ice this season. I’ll take a stab with the plus money here.