Bruins vs Blue Jackets Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/30/23
Columbus Blue Jackets (23-43-7) vs. Boston Bruins (57-12-5)
March 30, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Bruins -400 / Columbus Blue Jackets +295; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins meet Thursday in NHL action at the TD Garden. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 25 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 50 assists and Patrik Laine has 184 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 75.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joonas Korpisalo has allowed 82 goals on 926 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 110 goals on 889 shots.
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.7 goals per game and are scoring on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 52 goals, Brad Marchand has 43 assists and Patrice Bergeron has 236 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.1 goals per game and are killing 86.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 84 goals on 1,342 shots faced, and Jeremy Swagman has allowed 65 goals on 820 shots.
The Blue Jackets are 12-40 in their last 52 road games and 16-39 in their last 55 overall. The Bruins are 43-10 in their last 53 home games and 54-16 in their last 70 overall. The over is 10-1 in Blue Jackets last 11 overall. The under is 4-1 in Bruins last 5 overall. The Blue Jackets are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Boston and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been ready for the season to end for quite some time now, and they’ve been at their worst on the road. The Boston Bruins continue to be the best team in the league and the most profitable team for bettors. Two teams on the complete opposite end. Give me the Bruins and the PL for max betting value.