Bruins Vs Islanders: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 13, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 12, 2022

The Boston Bruins (22-4-1) will host the New York Islanders (17-12-0) on Tuesday, with the Bruins coming off a win and the Islanders off a defeat. Bookmakers give the Islanders +210 odds to win and list the Bruins at -256 on the moneyline for this matchup. This matchup has an over/under of 6 goals.

This article references lines valid as of December 13, 2022 at 3:13 PM ET. See all the latest odds for this outing in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Bruins Vs Islanders Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 13

Bruins: David Krejci: Out (Lower Body), Matt Filipe: Out (Lower Body)

Islanders: Kyle Palmieri: Questionable (Upper Body), Adam Pelech: Out (Upper Body), Anthony Beauvillier: Questionable (Undisclosed)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Bruins
Total Pick Over (6)
Spread Pick Bruins (-1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Bruins Vs Islanders Team Stats

Bruins Avg. (Rank) Islanders Avg. (Rank)
3.89 (1st) Goals Scored 3.17 (15th)
2.15 (1st) Goals Allowed 2.76 (7th)
35.0 (2nd) Shots 31.5 (17th)
28.7 (5th) Shots Allowed 31.7 (17th)

Bruins Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
David Pastrnak 27 19 19 38 136 8 +11
Patrice Bergeron 27 10 12 22 87 4 +15
David Krejci 23 8 13 21 36 2 0
Brad Marchand 19 8 13 21 54 5 +7
Taylor Hall 27 11 10 21 78 3 +7

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Islanders Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Mathew Barzal 29 3 27 30 70 2 +2
Brock Nelson 29 14 14 28 93 3 +4
Anders Lee 29 9 12 21 80 3 -1
Noah Dobson 29 8 10 18 86 3 -7
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 29 7 9 16 49 4 -6

Betting Trends

  • The Bruins have been a moneyline favorite 19 times this season, and have finished 17-2 in those games.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Bruins’ implied win probability is 71.9%.
  • This season the Islanders have been an underdog 13 times, and won seven, or 53.8%, of those games.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Islanders have a 32.3% chance to win.
  • Boston and its opponent have gone over 6 combined goals in 15 of 27 games this season.
  • New York has played 15 games this season with more than 6 goals.
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