The Boston Bruins and Vegas Golden Knights meet Sunday in NHL action at the T-Mobile Arena. The Boston Bruins have won 6 of their last 9 games. The Vegas Golden Knights have split their last 8 games.
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.9 goals per game and are scoring on 30.5 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 19 goals, Hampus Lindholm has 16 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 78 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.2 goals per game and are killing 85.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 31 goals on 509 shots faced, and Jeremy Swagman has allowed 23 goals on 204 shots.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Eichel leads Vegas with 13 goals, Alex Pietrangelo has 18 assists and Jonathan Marchessault has 99 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 73.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 51 goals on 620 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 24 goals on 279 shots.
The Bruins are 39-17 in their last 56 games playing on 1 days rest and 48-19 in their last 67 overall. The Golden Knights are 45-22 in their last 67 games playing on 1 days rest and 21-9 in their last 30 overall. The over is 12-5 in Bruins last 17 road games. The under is 6-2-1 in Golden Knights last 9 overall. The Bruins are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings. The road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Boston Bruins are not a team you should be eager to jump in front of, as they’re off to a ridiculous start and look like the best team in the league. However, the Vegas Golden Knights are not that far off, and getting them in the underdog role at home isn’t something that happens often. Also, Vegas did beat Boston on the road last week as +170 underdogs. The value is with the Golden Knights on their home ice here.