Bell MTS Place will play host to an East-West showdown as the Boston Bruins pay a visit to Manitoba to face the Winnipeg Jets. It’s the final time that the two clubs will go at it in the regular season. The action gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 27 and it is being televised live on New England Sports Network.
Boston Bruins vs. Winnipeg Jets Odds
Boston (+115) is playing the role of underdog to Winnipeg (-135), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -120 for the over and +100 for the under.
Boston is 47-27 straight up (SU) and has earned 8.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 74 regular season matches, 40 of its games have gone under the total, while 33 have gone over and just one has pushed. As the road team in 2017-18, the Bruins are 22-15 SU.
Boston has converted on 22.0 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it has successfully killed off 82.7 percent of its penalties.
The Bruins, as a collective unit, have been penalized 3.8 times per game overall this season, and 3.2 per game over its last five road outings. The team has been forced to kill penalties just 8.6 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Sporting a .918 save percentage and 25.4 saves per game, Tuukka Rask (32-17-5) has been the best option in goal for Boston this season. If it chooses to rest him, however, head coach Bruce Cassidy might turn to Anton Khudobin (15-13-5), who has a .917 save percentage and 2.48 goals against average this year.
The visiting Bruins will be led by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Marchand (80 points) has tallied 33 goals and 47 assists, and has recorded multiple points in 24 different games. Pastrnak has 30 goals and 43 assists to his name, and has logged at least one point in 48 games.
On the other side of the ice, Winnipeg is 46-29 straight up (SU) and has netted 12.7 units for moneyline bettors this season. 37 of its contests have gone over the total, while 36 have gone under and just two have pushed. This year, the team’s 29-9 SU as the home team.
The Jets currently have the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve found the net on 23.5 percent of their extra-man advantages this year. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.8 percent of all penalties.
Jets players have been called for penalties 3.8 times per game in total this season, 3.4 per game over their last five outings total, and 3.4 per game over their last five at home. The team has been forced to defend opponent power plays just 7.7 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Connor Hellebuyck has stopped 28.1 shots per game as the primary choice in goal for the Jets. Hellebuyck has 39 wins, 23 losses, and nine overtime losses to his name and has recorded a 2.36 goals against average and a .924 save percentage this year.
The home team will be led on offense by Blake Wheeler (20 goals, 65 assists).
Boston Bruins vs. Winnipeg Jets Betting Picks
Free Pick: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Notes
Winnipeg is 3-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Boston is 3-2 in shootouts.
The over has hit in three of Winnipeg’s last five games.
Boston has managed 31.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Winnipeg is averaging 38.0 shots per game over its last five at home.
Winnipeg has scored 4.0 goals per game and allowed just 2.2 in its last five games (the team’s a perfect 2-0 SU during that streak).
Over Winnipeg’s last ten outings, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-1 in those games).
Boston skaters have accounted for the ninth-most hits in the league (23.7 per game), but that number’s down to just 20.8 hits over their last five away games.
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