It will be East vs West when the Boston Bruins (62 points) visit the Los Angeles Kings (50 points) Thursday night. Boston is currently first in the Atlantic division and are, by far, the best in the NHL. Los Angeles is second in the Pacific and have built a comfortable gap over third place. Below is my NHL betting pick for Bruins vs Kings.
Bruins vs Kings Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Bruins Moneyline (-160) |
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This game will be played at crypto.com Arena at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Why Bet the Bruins:
✅ Boston is 6-2 in their last eight games.
✅ The Bruins are 9-4 in their last 13 road games.
✅ Los Angeles is 1-4 in their last five home games against Boston.
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Team Records
BOS | Team Records | LA |
---|---|---|
47-20-15 | Overall | 44-27-11 |
4-3 | Shootout | 2-5 |
7-12 | Overtime | 5-6 |
24-11-6 | Home | 22-12-7 |
23-9-9 | Road | 22-15-4 |
30-15-5 | EAS | 17-9-6 |
17-5-10 | WES | 27-18-5 |
18-5-3 | ATL | 8-5-3 |
12-10-2 | MET | 9-4-3 |
10-3-3 | CEN | 12-11-1 |
7-2-7 | PAC | 15-7-4 |
16-5-15 | ≤1 | 15-6-11 |
22-11-0 | ≥3 | 26-11-0 |
8-0-1 | Oct | 5-2-2 |
7-4-2 | Nov | 8-2-1 |
7-3-3 | Dec | 7-4-2 |
9-2-3 | Jan | 3-7-5 |
4-3-5 | Feb | 7-4-0 |
8-5-1 | Mar | 8-5-1 |
4-3-0 | Apr | 6-3-0 |
Team Stats
BOS | Team Stats | LA |
---|---|---|
263 | Goals For | 254 |
221 | Goals Agst | 210 |
2.96 | PP For GM | 3.02 |
.66 | PP Goals GM | .68 |
22.22 | PP% | 22.58 |
3.27 | PP Agst GM | 3.09 |
.57 | PP Agst Goals GM | .48 |
82.46 | PK% | 84.58 |
9.5 | PIM GM | 8.7 |
8.8 | oPIM GM | 9.5 |
Goalies
J. Swayman | P. Copley | |
---|---|---|
44 | GP | 8 |
43 | GS | 8 |
25-10-8 | W-L-T/O | 4-1-2 |
108 | Goals Allowed | 23 |
2.53 | GAA | 3.16 |
1287 | Shots Against | 177 |
.916 | SV% | .870 |
3 | SO | 1 |
27 | Quality Starts | 2 |
.628 | QS% | .250 |
5 | Bad Starts | 3 |
87 | Goals All.% | N/A |
16.40 | Goals Sv Above Avg | N/A |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/29/22 TOR | Kallgren ML N/A | L2-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 26 | 22 | .846 |
4/24/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 26 | 23 | .885 |
4/21/22 PIT | DeSmith ML N/A | L0-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 31 | 28 | .903 |
4/19/22 STL | Husso ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 22 | 20 | .909 |
4/16/22 PIT | DeSmith ML N/A | W2-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 24 | 23 | .958 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/8/22 CBJ | Merzlikins ML N/A | L4-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 19 | 15 | .789 |
2/2/22 EDM | Koskinen ML N/A | L3-5 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
4/6/19 NYI | Lehner ML 102 | L0-3 TOTAL 5.5 | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 |
4/1/19 FLA | Luongo ML 106 | L3-5 TOTAL 6.5 | 4 | 33 | 29 | .879 |
3/19/19 NJ | Blackwood ML 186 | W4-1 TOTAL 6 | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
Betting Trends
BOS | Betting Trends | LA |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
2.67 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
2 | Avg Opp Score | 3.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 3 |
2.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
BOS | Betting Trends | LA |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
2.8 | Avg Score | 3 |
2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
2.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.4 |
BOS | Betting Trends | LA |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
3.4 | Avg Score | 2.9 |
2.5 | Avg Opp Score | 2.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 3.7 |
2.3 | Avg Opp Score | 3.3 |
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Boston Bruins
Last time out, Boston played Pittsburgh in the Winter Classic and won 2-1. There was no scoring in the first period and it was the Penguins who got on the board first, midway through the second period. Boston trailed until the 13-minute mark of the third period and scored the game-winner with just under three minutes to go.
Jake DeBrusk scored both goals for Boston. Four Bruins recorded at least one assist in the win.
David Pastrnak is doing what he does best as Pasta leads the Bruins with 25 goals, 25 assists, and 50 points this season. Boston is scoring 3.73 goals per game and allow just 2.16.
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles hosted the Dallas Starts and earned a tough 3-2 win. The Kings led 1-0 after the first period, but the Stars tied the game up early in the second period. Both teams scored once more in the second period and went into the second intermission tied at two. Los Angeles secured the win with a power play goal midway through the third period.
Rasmus Kupari, Anze Kopitar, and Adrian Kempe all scored for Los Angeles. Four Kings recorded at least one assist in the win.
Kevin Fiala is leading the way for Los Angeles with 29 assists and 39 points this season. Gabriel Vilardi has a team high 16 goals. The Kings are scoring 3.20 goals per game and allow 3.39.
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