New York Islanders at Boston Bruins - 3/25/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Boston Bruins (16-8-4) vs New York Islanders (21-8-4)
Game Info: Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm (TD Garden)
Betting Odds: Boston Bruins -130 / New York Islanders +110 --- Over/Under: 5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins meet in NHL action from the TD Garden on Thursday night.
The New York Islanders will look to build on a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in their last matchup. Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in scoring with 25 points including 9 goals and 16 assists while Nick Leddy has 21 points with a team-high 20 assists. J-G Pageau and Jordan Eberle each have 20 points with 10 goals and 10 assists apiece while Brock Nelson has a team-high 12 goals this season. As a team, New York is averaging 2.9 goals on 29.7 shots per game with a 20.7% success rate on the power play while allowing 2.2 goals on 27.3 shots per game with an 82.3% success rate on the PK this season.
The Boston Bruins will be out to build on a 4-1 win over Buffalo last time out. Brad Marchand leads the Bruins in scoring with 34 points including 12 goals and a team-high 22 assists while David Pastrnak has a team-high 14 goals with 12 assists. Patrice Bergeron also has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 assists this season. Charlie McAvoy and David Krejci each have double-digit assist totals as well for the Bruins this season. As a team, Boston is averaging 2.7 goals on 31.6 shots per game with a 25% success rate on the power play while allowing 2.3 goals on 26.8 shots against with an 89.4% kill rate on the PK this season.
New York is 16-5 in their last 21 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 road games while the under is 56-25-5 in their last 86 games as an underdog. Boston is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 9-3 in their last 12 Thursday games while the under is 8-0-1 in their last 9 games as a favorite. The under is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams in Boston.
I get why Boston is favored at home as the Bruins have been one of the NHL’s best on home ice for quite a while. On the other hand, New York’s been red hot and it’s not often that we get the Isles at plus money like this. Instead, I’m going to side with the under as I can see this being a hard-fought, physical matchup where goals will be at a premium. Give me the under here.
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Chris’s Pick New York Islanders +110
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
Mitch's Take...
