The Boston Bruins, fueled by Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, are set to take the ice against Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, and the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in an East-West matchup. The opening face-off takes place at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 14, and you can catch it live on New England Sports Network.
Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche Odds
Colorado (+100) is entering this one as the underdog to Boston (-120), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-125 to bet the under, +105 for the over).
Boston is 10-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.2 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 17 regular season contests, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just one has pushed. The Bruins are 3-5 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Boston has converted on 30.0 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for fourth-best in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 17th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.4 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 28.2 saves per game with a .945 save percentage, Jaroslav Halak (6-5-2) has been the primary option in goal for Boston this season. If head coach Bruce Cassidy decides to rest him, however, the team could roll with Tuukka Rask (4-4), who has a .901 save percentage and 3.05 goals against average this year.
Colorado is 8-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. Nine of its contests have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and none have pushed. This season, the team is 3-3 SU at home.
The Avalanche have converted on 25.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for sixth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.9 percent of all penalties.
Semyon Varlamov has denied 29.6 shots per game as the top option in goal for the Avalanche. Varlamov has five wins, seven losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has recorded a .929 save percentage and 2.26 goals against average this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their last five matches.
Over Boston’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-2 in those games).
Boston skaters recorded 24.3 hits per game last season, while the Avs forced 20.4 hits per contest.
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