Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson, and the Vegas Golden Knights will face off against David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, and the Boston Bruins at TD Garden for an East-West matchup. The match gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 11 and it can be watched live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston Bruins Odds
Boston is 9-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Out of its 16 regular season matches, 10 of them have gone under the total, while five have gone over and none have pushed. The team’s 6-2 SU at home this season.
The Bruins enter the matchup with the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as the team has found the net on 32.1 percent of their extra-man chances this season. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 20th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 78.8 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 27.3 saves per game with a .941 save percentage, Jaroslav Halak (five wins, five losses, and two OT losses) has been the top option in goal for Boston this season. Halak did just play last night, however, so the team may opt to rest him and instead turn to Tuukka Rask (4-4-4 record, .901 save percentage, 3.05 goals against average).
Vegas has lost 5.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far and is currently 7-10 straight up (SU). Through 17 regular season matches, 10 of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and none have pushed. As the road team this season, the Golden Knights are 3-7 SU.
The Golden Knights have converted on 17.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked eighth overall and it’s successfully killed off 84.1 percent of all penalties.
Marc-Andre Fleury (22.1 saves per game) has been the main choice in the net for Vegas. Fleury owns a 7-8-1 record, and has registered a .895 save percentage and 2.69 goals against average this year.
Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Bruins, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Bruins are 3-3 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Golden Knights are 1-2 SU when they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
- The under has hit in four of Boston’s last five games.
- Vegas is ranked 19th this season with 9.8 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended higher recently, as the team’s averaged 11.1 giveaways over its last 10 games and 11.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Boston has averaged 10.6 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.3 giveaways per game (ranked 15th overall).
- Vegas skaters have accounted for the league’s second-most hits per game (27.0), but the team’s recorded just 23.0 hits over their last five away games.
