The Boston Bruins will play the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boston has lost three of their last four games, while Vegas has also lost three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Bruins vs Golden Knights prediction.
Bruins Preview
The Boston Bruins are 24-8-8 this season after they lost to Arizona in overtime by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Boston trailed 3-2 in the third period, but they were able to tie the game, before losing in overtime. The Bruins were out shot by a total of 36-33 and went 2-4 on the power play in the game. Boston lost to Colorado by a score of 4-3 in the game prior to Arizona, but defeated Tampa Bay by a score of 7-3 before that. The Bruins are scoring 3.35 goals per game and they are allowing 2.70 goals against per game, while going 27.9% on the power play and 85.4% on the penalty kill. David Pastrnak has led Boston with 25 goals, 32 assists, and 199 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Boston is Jeremy Swayman, who is 11-3-6 this year with a 2.50 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
Golden Knights Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights are 23-13-5 this year after they lost to Colorado by a score of 3-0 in their last game. Vegas allowed one goal in each period for the shutout loss. The Golden Knights were out shot by a total of 35-25 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. Vegas defeated the Islanders by a score of 5-2 in the game prior to Colorado, but lost to Florida and Seattle before that. The Golden Knights are scoring 3.23 goals per game and they are allowing 2.78 goals against per game, while going 21.8% on the power play and 80.5% on the penalty kill. Jack Eichel has led Vegas with 18 goals, 24 assists, and 165 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vegas is Logan Thompson, who is 12-8-3 this season with a 2.83 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.
Vegas Golden Knights Team Facts
- The home team has won nine of the Golden Knights’ last 10 games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in eight of the last nine games between the Bruins and Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have lost the third period in each of their last five night games at T-Mobile Arena following a road loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last seven home games.
Boston Bruins Team Facts
- The Bruins have won each of their last four games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as favorites after coming off overtime.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last nine games as favorites.
- The Bruins have won the second period in four of their last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Jack Eichel has scored the first goal in three of the Golden Knights’ last four night games at T-Mobile Arena.
- Jack Eichel has scored at least one goal in four of the Golden Knights’ last five games at T-Mobile Arena.
- Shea Theodore has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances with the Golden Knights as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Mark Stone has recorded at least one assist in each of the Golden Knights’ last seven Thursday games.
- Jonathan Marchessault ranks T1st in the Pacific Division for shootout goals (3) this season.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
- Jake DeBrusk has scored a goal in each of the Bruins’ last three games as favorites.
- Charlie Coyle has recorded at least one point in seven of the Bruins’ last eight games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Hampus Lindholm has recorded at least one assist in five of the Bruins’ last six games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Trent Frederic ranks 2nd in the Atlantic Division for shooting percentage (21.1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 27th in the league for Period 1 goals scored per game this season (0.80).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank T6th in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (0.78).
- The Boston Bruins rank 6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.70).
- The Boston Bruins are the only team in the league to rank top 5 for both power play and penalty kill percentage this season.
Bruins vs Golden Knights Betting Prediction
Both of these teams enter this matchup struggling and have lost three of their last four games, so this game is very important for both teams. Vegas will be on the second game of a back to back, after losing to Colorado on Wednesday. Boston has gone to overtime/shootout in two straight games, but they will have the rest advantage in this matchup. The Bruins are 12-5-5 on the road, while Vegas is 14-4-2 at home. I think this is going to be a great game, but I do not like how Vegas looked for most of their game last night. Take the Bruins on the road here.