Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Bruins and Sharks Do Battle Tuesday Night

Boston Bruins Hockey

Both Teams Jockeying for Playoff Position





In what could easily be a Stanley Cup Final preview, the
streaking Boston Bruins will host the San Jose Sharks at the TD Garden on
Tuesday. Boston is one of the hottest teams in the league right now, having
secured at least one point in 13 straight games and winning nine of those
matchups. Conversely, the Sharks have gone on a bit of a run of their own,
winning seven of their last 10 games and inching within three points of the
Calgary Flames for top spot in the Western Conference’s Pacific Division.





TV: 7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, NBCS California (San Jose), NESN (Boston); LINE: Sharks -113; O/U: 6 Over -133.





It was just one week ago that the Bruins defeated the Sharks
in an exciting 6-5 final in San Jose. It was an epic night for long-time
veteran Joe Thorton, who registered a hat-trick, but it wasn’t enough to stop
the surging Bruins. Since then, the Bruins have only continued to win. They’ve
now pulled away from Eastern Conference Wild Card Spot and have been able to
maintain a slim three-point lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs.





The Sharks will be out for revenge in a game that they likely should have won against the Bruins. They were up late in the third, but surrendered a last-minute tying goal and ultimately the OT winner. We’ll be eager to see how they respond.





This, That and a Dart Throw





The San Jose Sharks are 38-18-8 on the season. Nyquist, who will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, put together back-to-back seasons of 28 and 27 goals in 2013-15 and scored 21 times last season. Nyquist may play alongside Joe Thornton, who had a hat trick against the Bruins last week could be playing his last game in Boston. The Bruins are the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 1997. Sharks captain Joe Pavelski has six goals and five assists in his last seven games, including one and two versus Boston.





The Boston Bruins are 37-19-9 on the Season. Marcus Johansson scored a career-high 24 goals in 2016-17. He then spent two injury-ravaged seasons with New Jersey. That included sitting out more than 2 1/2 months when he took an elbow to the head from Boston's Brad Marchand that gave him a concussion. Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said the incident will not be an issue going forward for Johansson. Johansson has scored in six games and had as many assists over the past 13 games.





PREDICTION: Bruins 4, Sharks 3





NHL Betting Odds & Trends






San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
San Jose is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Jose's last 15 games on the road
San Jose is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Boston
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston

Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing at home against San Jose

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