The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins meet Saturday in NHL action at the TD Garden. Here’s a Bruins vs Hurricanes Prediction. This article will include a Bruins vs Hurricanes Pick.
Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Golden Knights, beat the Islanders, and they play the Rangers next. The Hurricanes have split their last 6 games.
The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.9 goals per game and are scoring 9.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 7 goals, Sebastian Aho has 7 assists, and Jackson Blake has 31 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 19 goals on 176 shots faced, while Brandon Bussi has allowed 9 goals on 107 shots.
Boston Bruins Betting Preview
The Boston Bruins beat the Islanders and Rangers, and they play the Islanders next. The Bruins have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.31 goals per game and are scoring on 22.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Morgan Geekie leads Boston with 9 goals, David Pasternak has 10 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 29 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 3.62 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jeremy Swayman has allowed 24 goals on 211 shots faced, while Joonas Korpisalo has given up 21 goals on 178 shots.
Why the Boston Bruins will win
- The Hurricanes have lost each of their last six games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The underdogs have won each of the Bruins’ last four games at TD Garden.
- The Bruins have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine games as road favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Bruins have won the third period in each of their last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win
- The Hurricanes have won each of their last five games following a home win.
- The Bruins have lost four of their last five day games following a win.
- The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in each of their last four day games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Hurricanes have won the third period in 11 of their last 12 games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Hurricanes’ last seven games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Bruins’ last six games as underdogs following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last six games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in nine of the Bruins’ last 10 games.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
- Morgan Geekie has scored a goal in each of the Bruins’ last 11 games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- David Pastrnak has recorded at least one assist in each of the Bruins’ last seven games as home underdogs.
- Morgan Geekie has recorded at least one point in each of the Bruins’ last 15 games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Morgan Geekie ranks T1st in the league for Goals (9) this season.
Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts
- Nikolaj Ehlers has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four road appearances against the Bruins.
- Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five road games.
- Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last eight road games.
- Seth Jarvis ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (4) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Boston Bruins rank 27th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.62).
- The Boston Bruins have suffered the equal-largest margin of defeat in a road game this season (5-goals @ Senators on October, 27).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 1st in the league for goals per game this season (3.90).
- The Carolina Hurricanes rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (9.68%).
Bruins vs Hurricanes Prediction
The Hurricanes are the better team and should be favored, but they’ve been shaky over the last week or so and if there was a time to fade them a bit, it’s probably now. The Bruins are coming off back-to-back wins, showing signs of life, and the offense has a pep in its step. Also, this is an early start time and those usually favor the home team. The underdog has won 4 of the last 7 games between the Hurricanes and Bruins. I’ll take a shot with the home dog here.