Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 8 (2/8): NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 8 (2/8): NHL

Credit: photo by Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

 
Odds
Time 7:00 p.m. EST
Penguins money line +100
Penguins spread +1.5 (-278)
Bruins money line -125
Bruins spread -1.5 (+217)
Over / under 6.0

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins
Record 27-11-8 26-14-3
Road / home record 14-5-3 15-8-1
Streak L4 W1
Goals per game 1.77 1.46
Goals allowed per game 1.43 1.33
Shots per game 34.6 35.0
Shots allowed per game 30.0 29.1
PP % 22.1% 26.6%
PK % 12.5% 16.8%
Over / under record 24-21-1 22-20-1

 

Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to the Boston Bruins Tuesday night for their first game back after the All-Star break.

Pittsburgh Penguins

The break couldn't have soon enough for the Penguins, as they ended on a four game skid, including home losses to the Seattle Kraken and the Detroit Red Wings.  Three of those losses came in OT, including one via shootout.  The Penguins are a solid away team, going 14-5-3, beating their 13-6-5 home record.  Jake Guentzel leads Pittsburgh with 23 goals and 46 points, and picked up a goal and two assists during the All-Star break.

Boston Bruins

The Bruins are coming off a rough patch, losing 3 of 5, and only beating the Kraken and Coyotes by a goal a piece.  Before that they were smoking hot, winning 10 of 12.  They're 15-8-1 at home and 22-10-1 as favorites.  David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring this year, with 22 goals.

Prediction

These two teams are yet to play each other this season, but Boston has gone 2-1-0 over the last three, winning 3-1 and 7-5, while the loss was 1-0.  The Bruins are 6-4-0 over the last 10 between these teams, living off the power plays, with 25% over 20 power plays.  They have stopped the Penguins in their tracks, with a 93.33% power play kill percentage in 30 power plays.  Expect this one to be close, but the Penguins are likely to continue their struggle and the All-Star break is unlikely to help.  The under has also hit 8 of 10 times between these two teams, so we'll take the DOUBLE BANGER.

PICK: Bruins ML (-125) and Under 6.0 (-115)

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