Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Vegas Golden Knights are heading to the TD Garden on Thursday evening against the Boston Bruins in non-conference action. The Golden Knights (33-19-7, 73 points) are second in the Pacific Division are coming off a 6-2 road win on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins (34-12-14, 82 points) are second in the Atlantic Division as they are on a three-game losing streak after a 4-3 shootout road loss against the Seattle Kraken on Monday. This is the second and final time they play in the regular season as the Golden Knights picked up a 2-1 overtime home win on Jan. 11. 

Golden Knights Playing Well

The Vegas Golden Knights are dominating this season and continue to pick up points as they try to get healthier. Their offense has been doing decently well as they are sitting in 13th place with 192 total goals up to this point. Right winger Mark Stone is leading the team as he has recorded 53 points (16 goals, 37 assists) but he is going to be out for a while with an upper body injury. They are converting decently well on the power play as they scored on 38-of-195 (19.49 percent) of them thus far. 

Logan Thompson has played decently well so far this season and is expected to be in the net for this game. He currently is 17-11-5 with a .907 save percentage and 2.74 goals allowed per game. He played decently well last time out against the Ottawa Senators as he gave up thre goals on 33 shot attempts. The team has been doing incredibly well as they have 167 total goals allowed, which is eighth in the league. The Golden Knights are doing a decent job as they killed 130-of-160 (81.25 percent) of the power play opportunities against them up to this point.

Injury Report for Vegas

Center Brett Howden: Upper Body (OUT)

Right Winger Mark Stone: Upper Body (OUT)

Left Winger Pavel Dorofeyev: Upper Body (OUT)

Defenseman Tobias Bjornfot: Undisclosed (OUT)

Forward William Carrier: Upper Body (OUT)

Center Jack Eichel: Lower Body (OUT)

Goalie Robin Lehner: Hip (OUT)

Beantown Picking Up Points

The Boston Bruins have to continue picking up points to stay atop the division. Right winger David Pastrnak has been one of the best goal-scorers in the sport as he has 85 points (38 goals, 47 assists) and has scored six points in his last five games. In his most recent game against the Kraken, he scored a pair of goals and one assist with four shots in 20:09 on the ice. As a team, they are a strong offensive team as they are seventh in the NHL with 202 total goals scored. They have been well on the power play as they are 43-of-185 (23.24 percent) so far this season. 

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Jeremy Swayman is expected to be in the net for the Pittsburgh Penguins for this game. He has done very well as he is 18-6-8 inside of the net with 2.49 goals allowed per game and a .920 save percentage. He played decently well in his most recent game against the Vancouver Canucks as he allowed three goals on 39 attempts in the game. As a whole, the defense is dominating as they are seventh in the NHL with 202 total goals allowed thus far. They are a solid defense throughout the season killing penalties as they have killed 171-of-210 (81.43) percent of opposing power plays. 

Injury Report for Boston

Defenseman Derek Forbort: Disciplinary (Questionable)

Defenseman Hampus Lindholm: Lower Body (OUT)

Center Matthew Poitras: Shoulder (OUT)

Left Winger Milan Lucic: Ankle (OUT)

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Looking at the defenses as of late, Vegas is allowing 4.3 goals in their last three games while Boston is giving up 3.6 goals in their previous five games. The ability to score on the power play is critical as the Bruins are ninth in the sport with a 23.2 power play percentage while the Golden Knights are 18th with a 19.5 power play percentage. All in all, go with the Boston Bruins to win this game. 

Prediction: Boston Bruins -155

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These teams played on Jan. 11 and there were only three goals scored with an overtime period included. Both teams are doing well at killing penalties as the Bruins are 10th in the sport with an 81.4 penalty kill percentage while the Golden Knights are 11th with an 81.3 penalty kill percentage. With Jeremy Swayman and Logan Thompson inside the net, expect UNDER 5.5 GOALS in this game. 

Prediction: UNDER 5.5

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