Boston Bruins vs Vegas Golden Knights 12/5/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

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The Vegas Golden Knights and Boston Bruins meet Monday in NHL action at the TD Garden. The Vegas Golden Knights have split their last 8 games. The Boston Bruins have won 8 of their last 9 games.

The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 21.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Eichel leads Vegas with 13 goals, Alex Pietrangelo has 18 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 88 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 43 goals on 540 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 23 goals on 251 shots.

The Boston Bruins are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 29.5 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 16 goals, Hampus Lindholm has 14 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 74 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.1 goals per game and are killing 84.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 31 goals on 486 shots faced, and Jeremy Swagman has allowed 16 goals on 164 shots.

The Golden Knights are 9-2 in their last 11 road games and 19-8 in their last 27 overall. The Bruins are 54-18 in their last 72 home games and 47-17 in their last 64 overall. The under is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 overall. The under is 6-2-2 in Bruins last 10 home games. The Golden Knights are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

The Boston Bruins are going to be favored for obvious reasons, as they’re on a heater of all heaters, winning 20 of their first 23 games. However, the Vegas Golden Knights haven’t been that far behind, and it’s not often you’re going to get them in the underdog role if they keep playing well. Even on the road, there’s value to getting Vegas at plus money. Bruins should be favored, but give me the Golden Knights and the more favorable price.

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