The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Boston Bruins on Monday night at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Vegas Golden Knights are 18-7-1 this season after they defeated the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Vegas recorded 25 shots on goal and went 1-1 on the power play in the win. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.42 goals per game, 2.62 goals against per game, 23% on the power play, and 74.6% on the penalty kill. Jack Eichel has led the Golden Knights this season with 13 goals, 16 assists, and 99 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Vegas is Logan Thompson, who is 12-5-0 this season with a 2.54 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
The Boston Bruins are 20-3-0 this season after they defeated the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 5-1 in their last game. Boston outshot Colorado by a total of 40-25 and won 62.5% of the faceoffs in the win. The Boston Bruins are averaging 4.00 goals per game, 2.13 goals against per game, 29.5% on the power play, and 84.1% on the penalty kill. David Pastrnak has led the Bruins with 16 goals, 18 assists, and 116 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Boston is Linus Ullmark, who is 14-1-0 this season with a 1.93 goals against average and a .936 save percentage.
Vegas is 10-1 in their last 11 games against the Eastern Conference and 9-2 in their last 11 road games. The under is 5-1 in Vegas’ last 6 games. Boston is 5-1 in their last 6 Monday games and 47-17 in their last 64 games. The under is 6-2-2 in Boston’s last 10 home games. Vegas is 1-6 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.
Boston comes into this game with the best record in the NHL and will be on home ice, while Vegas leads the Pacific Division and has won two of their last three games. Boston has played incredibly well on defense and is only giving up 2.13 goals per game. This should be a great game, but I am going to take the under here.