David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, and the Boston Bruins will do battle against Dylan Larkin, Gustav Nyquist, and the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena for an Original Six tilt. The action gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 21, and you’ll be able to witness it live on Fox Sports Detroit Plus.
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Bruins (-135), whereas the Red Wings are offering moneyline odds of +115,, and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Boston is 11-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.4 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 20 regular season contests, 13 of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Bruins team is 4-7 SU on the road.
Boston currently has the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s scored on 29.9 percent of its extra-man advantages this season. Its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.1 percent of all penalties..
With a .935 save percentage and 27.8 saves per game, Jaroslav Halak (7-6-2) has been the primary option in goal for Boston this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, Boston could roll with Tuukka Rask (4-5-1), who has a .912 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average this year.
Detroit is 9-11 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 2.0 units this year. Through 20 regular season outings, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while nine have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 5-5 SU at home so far this year.
The Red Wings have converted on just 22.4 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.1 percent of all penalties.
Jimmy Howard (30.5 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for the Red Wings. Howard has six wins, eight losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has maintained a .922 save percentage and 2.64 goals against average this year.
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Prediction: SU Winner – Bruins, O/U – Under
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33.3 percent of Detroit’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 3-6 overall in games decided by at least two scores) while 72.7 percent of Boston’s wins have come by two goals or more (8-5 overall in such games).
The Bruins are 6-2 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-5 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
The total has gone under in three of Detroit’s last five games.
Boston is ranked 15th this season with 9.3 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher lately, as it’s averaged 10.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 10.8 giveaways over its last five.
Detroit has averaged 15.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 13.8 giveaways per game (ranked 31st in the league).
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