Coming into tonight’s matchup with seven wins each in the series Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues face off at TD Garden in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. NBC Sports Network will broadcast the action, which gets going at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 29.
St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins Odds
Boston (-170) is currently favored over St. Louis (+150), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -140 under, +120 over.
Boston is 62-38 straight-up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 8.5 units this season. That winning percentage, second-best in the NHL so far in the early season, is right in line with what the team posted during the 2017-18 season (50-32). Out of its 100 regular season matches, 54 of them have gone under the total, while 42 have gone over and just four have pushed. The team’s 36-15 SU at home this year.
After accounting for the third-strongest power-play unit in the regular season (finding net on 27.1 percent of all opportunities), the Bruins have been able to score on 32.7 percent of their postseason power play chances.
The Bruins’ offense attempted 32.9 shots per game in the regular season, leading to 3.2 goals per outing (ranked 11th overall in the NHL). In the postseason, the team is attempting an average of 33.8 shots on goal 3.4 goals per game.
Boasting a .921 save percentage and 26.1 saves per game, Tuukka Rask (40-24-6) has been the top option in goal for Boston this season. If head coach Bruce Cassidy chooses to rest him, however, Boston could roll with Jaroslav Halak (22-18-18 record, .922 save percentage, 2.34 goals against average).
St. Louis has earned 3.9 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 57-45 straight up (SU). A total of 51 of its matches have gone under the total, while 44 have gone over and just seven have pushed. As the away team, the Blues are 28-23 SU.
The Blues have scored on 20.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked ninth overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.0 percent of all penalties.
Jordan Binnington (.922 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis. Binnington is averaging 24.5 saves per game and has 36 wins, 16 losses, and three overtime losses to his credit.
St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins Betting Predictions
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Bruins, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five matches.
- Six of St. Louis’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 4-2 in those games.
- St. Louis skaters registered 23.1 hits per game last season, while the Bruins logged 24.3 hits per contest.
