Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 14 (4/14): NHL
- Lm Tipster
- Apr 13, 2022, 11:12:38 PM
Credit: photo by Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
| Time | 7:00 p.m. EST |
| Senators money line | +250 |
| Senators spread | +1.5 (-105) |
| Bruins money line | -300 |
| Bruins spread | -1.5 (-115) |
| Over / under | 6 |
2021-2022 season stats
| Ottawa Senators | Boston Bruins | |
| Record | 27-40-6 | 45-23-5 |
| Road / home record | 14-19-3 | 22-12-2 |
| Streak | W1 | L2 |
| Goals per game | 2.68 | 3.11 |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.22 | 2.70 |
| Shots per game | 30.2 | 36.0 |
| Shots allowed per game | 32.9 | 28.8 |
| PP % | 25.8% | 22.3% |
| PK % | 20.09% | 17.32% |
| Over / under record | 29-41-3 | 34-33-6 |
Preview
The Ottawa Senators continue on the road and will visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday. This is the fourth and last time these teams face off this season, the Bruins won the last 3 games but all of them were close games.
Ottawa Senators
The Senators have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 14-22 on the road this season. They have a 27-40-6 record overall ranking 7th in the Atlantic division. The Senators are 9-11-2 against the rest of their division. Ottawa averages 9.9 penalty minutes per game, the seventh-most in the league. Brady Tkachuk leads the team serving 113 total minutes.
Josh Norris leads the Senators with 32 goals and has 49 points. Tkachuk has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Ottawa.
In their last 10 games the Senators are 5-5, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while allowing 2.8 goals per game with a .910 save percentage.
Boston Bruins
The Bruins have also lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 22-14 at home this season. Boston has a 45-23-5 record overall ranking 4th in the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are 15-5-1 against opponents from the Atlantic. Boston averages 10.1 penalty minutes per game, the third-most in the Eastern Conference. Brad Marchand leads the team serving 89 total minutes.
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 38 goals, adding 33 assists and totaling 71 points. Charlie McAvoy has 12 assists over the last 10 games for Boston.
In their last 10 games the Bruins are 6-4, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.6 assists, 5.4 penalties and 14.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with an .898 save percentage.
BETTING TRENDS
Ottawa are 1-13 SU in their last 14 games against Boston.
Ottawa are 20-16 ATS on the road.
Boston are 9-27 ATS at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against Ottawa.
Prediction
The Senators are already eliminated but they have covered the spread in 8 of their last 10 games and all of the last 3 head to head vs Boston have been close games. The Bruins are clearly the better team but they have one of the worst records ATS at home with only 9-27. Take the Senators to cover the puck line.
PICK: Senators +1.5 (-105)
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