Flames at Bruins 1/3/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Calgary Flames play the back half of a road back-to-back when they visit the Boston Bruins. The Flames visit the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday prior to heading to Boston. The Flames defeated the San Jose Sharks 8-5 Monday night. Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau each had two goals and two assists, while Sean Monahan had five assists.

Boston is coming off a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in its last outing on Tuesday in the Winter Classic played at Notre Dame. David Pastrnak scored one goal and had one assist as did Patrice Bergeron while Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 36 shots in net. Johnny Gaudreau leads the Flames in goals scored with 21, the assists with 34 and points with 55. Goalie David Rittich is 13-4-3 with a goal’s against average of 2.39 and save percentage of .920. The Flames are 4th in goals scored at 3.52 and 6th in goals against at 2.75.

David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in goals scored with 24 and in points with 50. Brad Marchand is the team leader in assists with 29. Tuukka Rask is 10-8-2 in net with a goals against average of 2.63 and save percentage of .914. Boston on the season is 20th in goals scored per game at 2.83 and 3rd in goals against per game at 2.63.