The Bruins and Sens both rank top ten in offense and should help this game in the over in goals with ease
The Bruins were stunned at home by the Canes Wednesday night and snapped their five game winning streak at the Garden. It was also just the fourth time in the Bruins 23 home games this season, where they scored two or fewer goals. They will look to respond on Thursday against a Senators team who is known for producing high-scoring games. Both the Bruins and Senators rank inside the top nine in offense this season with the two having a goals per game average of 3.45 and 3.40 respectively. Boston has figured out how to win on the road with a 13-5-6 record that places them in the top five. They will have to deal with a Sens offense that can generate a lot of chances with a top eight ranking in shots per game with a 32.7 average.
Ottawa should play the Bruins tight in their own building and make it an exciting matchup some may not be expecting. If you are looking to watch this game and want to enhance your viewing experience and get in on the action, here is our best bet for tonight’s matchup in the nation’s capital.
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Pick: Over 6.5 goals (-105)
These two have great offenses but where we will see the added boost we need to bring home this bet is between the pipes. Expected starter for the Sens is Joonas Korpisalo, who has a history of being a formidable netminder but he hasn’t been able to find his game so far this season. He reps a 3.46 goals against average and a .889 save percentage on the season but has picked it up lately with three straight games allowing two or fewer goals. He helps give us value with this bet as sportsbooks will predict that he may start to pick things up.
In two of his last three starts he shut the door on the Habs, who rank bottom five in the league for offense with a 2.68 goals per game average. His other impressive start was against the Jets, who are on quite the hot streak but have made headlines for their impressive backend and not particularly their offense. An angry Bruins team should be a whole different beast for Korpisalo and matching up against Bruins expected starter Linus Ullmark, who’s given up three or more goals in four straight starts is a great recipe for this over.