Bruins vs. Blackhawks Betting Picks & Predictions
Dylan Strome will be coming off a hat trick when his Chicago Blackhawks visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET. Bruins (-249) versus Blackhawks (+199) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds. Find more below on the Bruins vs. Blackhawks betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Bruins vs. Blackhawks Betting Line
Bruins vs Blackhawks Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Bruins |
-1.5 |
5.5 |
Bruins vs. Blackhawks Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, March 10, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
Computer Predictions for Bruins vs. Blackhawks
Computer picks for Bruins vs Blackhawks
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
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Bruins (-1.5)
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Over (5.5)
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Bruins 4 Blackhawks 2
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Bruins vs. Blackhawks Betting Trends
Through 42 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Boston has been victorious 29 times.
In 12 games with moneyline odds shorter than -249 this season, the Bruins have been victorious 11 times.
Boston has a 71.3% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.
Boston Bruins Leaders
David Pastrnak is currently one of Boston’s top contributors (57 total points), having amassed 31 goals and 26 assists.
Brad Marchand has 55 points (1.2 per game), scoring 23 goals and adding 32 assists.
Patrice Bergeron has scored 16 goals and added 26 assists through 53 games for Boston.
In 29 games, Linus Ullmark has a record of 17-9-2. He has conceded 79 goals (2.81 goals against average) and has recorded 774 saves.
Boston Bruins Season Stats
The Bruins’ 2.9 average goals per game add up to 167 total, which makes them the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
On defense, the Bruins are one of the best units in NHL action, giving up 157 goals to rank eighth.
Their goal differential (+10) ranks them 14th in the NHL.
The 39 power-play goals the Bruins have recorded this season (on 160 power-play chances) rank 12th in the league.
The Bruins have the league’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate at 24.4%.
The Bruins’ two shorthanded goals this season rank 25th.
The Bruins’ 81.2% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the league.
The Bruins’ players win 53.3% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
The Bruins convert 8.4% of their shots, ranking 29th in the NHL.
The Bruins have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 26.9 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.
Blackhawks vs. Bruins Betting Trends
This season the Blackhawks have 13 wins in the 43 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
Chicago has gone 1-4 when bookmakers have listed them as underdogs of +199 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline implies a 33.4% chance to win for the Blackhawks.
Chicago Blackhawks Leaders
Patrick Kane has totaled 19 goals (0.4 per game) and collected 44 assists (0.8 per game), taking 3.8 shots per game and shooting 9.3%. That makes him among the leaders for Chicago with 63 total points (1.2 per game).
Chicago’s Alex DeBrincat has racked up 53 total points (0.9 per game), with 33 goals and 20 assists.
Chicago’s Seth Jones has 37 points (three goals, 34 assists) this season.
Marc-Andre Fleury has a .908 save percentage (24th in the league), with 1177 total saves, while giving up 119 goals (2.9 goals against average). He has compiled an 18-20-4 record between the posts for Chicago this season.
Chicago Blackhawks Season Stats
The Blackhawks have the league’s 26th-ranked scoring offense (149 total goals, 2.6 per game).
The Blackhawks have conceded 199 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 25th.
Their 28th-ranked goal differential is -50.
The Blackhawks have recorded 35 power-play goals this season, which ranks 17th in the NHL (on 175 power-play chances).
The Blackhawks have a 20% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 17 percentage.
The Blackhawks have scored two shorthanded goals this season (25th among NHL squads).
The Blackhawks’ 23rd-ranked penalty kill rate is 76.2%.
The Blackhawks win 48.4% of their faceoffs. That’s the 21st-ranked percentage in the NHL.
The Blackhawks’ collective 8.9% shooting percentage ranks 23rd in the league.
The Blackhawks have not had a shutout win yet this season.
Bruins and Blackhawks Injury Report
Bruins: Jakub Zboril: Out (Lower Body), Matt Grzelcyk: Day To Day (Upper Body)
Blackhawks: Jujhar Khaira: Out (Back), Reese Johnson: Out (Clavicle)
Betting Tips for Bruins vs. Blackhawks
The Bruins on the moneyline (-249) is our best bet after analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will go over the total of 5.5 goals, with the Bruins (-1.5) covering the spread.
