Anaheim Ducks vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/26/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+250) Bruins (-333)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Bruins (6-0-0) will take on the Anaheim Ducks (2-4-0) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Anaheim at +250 and Boston is opening at -333. The total comes in at 7.

The Anaheim Ducks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets in their previous game. Anaheim garnered 27 minutes in the box in this matchup. They also had 4 chances on the power play but didn't get a goal. The Ducks were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the win. While out there on the ice, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 27 shots they looked to score on.

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At even strength, the Ducks have allowed 9 goals while notching 13 of their own. Anaheim Ducks opponents have 34 power play tries (1st in the NHL) and have scored 8 goals in those attempts. Concerning their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have tallied 14 goals (28th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have given up 17. Anaheim has taken 168 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.3%. For the current season, they have recorded 4 points and their points percentage sits at .333. The Ducks have had 187 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .909. Anaheim has accumulated 19 power play opportunities and they have added 1 goal out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 5.26%.

The player between the pipes for this game is John Gibson. Gibson has played in 434 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled a record of 180-182-59 and he was named the starter in 425 games. The opposition has scored 1,172 goals against Gibson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.83. Gibson has seen 13,352 shots taken against him and he has 12,180 saves. His save percentage is at .912 in his 24,856 minutes between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Gibson has recorded 230 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .541.

Their last time out, Boston faced off against the Blackhawks in a game where the Bruins ended up with the win by a score of 3-0. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Bruins notched 3 goals out of the 43 shots on goal they tried.

The Bruins have tallied 16 goals at even strength and 3 goals (19th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Boston has put up 193 shots (17th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.84%, while allowing the opposition 172 shots. So far this season, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 19 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of 1.000. They have granted a total of 7 goals to be scored by of a combination of 6 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 22 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 13.64%. They have a penalty kill rate of 96.00% on their opponents 25 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 95.9%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Linus Ullmark defending the net. Teams are averaging 2.48 goals/game and he has given up 498 goals in total. Ullmark's quality start percentage sits at 63.9% and he has 129 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He got the starting nod in 202 games and has racked up 12,068 mins. Ullmark has a lifetime record of 119-63-16 and has played in 210 contests. He has accrued 5,703 stops out of the 6,201 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .920.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim (+250)

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