The Chicago Blackhawks (1-0) visit the Boston Bruins for a Wednesday night battle at TD Garden. The opening puck drop is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Blackhawks vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Chicago opened its season with a 4-2 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday and is playing the back half of 2 games in as many days. The Blackhawks got a big goaltending effort from G Petr Mrazek (38 saves) and came up with 3 goals in the 3d period to seal the victory. First-overall pick C'Connor Bedard recorded an assist on Chicago’s first goal and had 5 shots in his regular-season debut.
The Bruins clocked an NHL-record 65-12-5 mark last season but failed to pay it off by losing 4-3 to the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. A lot of changes have been made to the roster. Gone are longtime standouts C Patrice Bergeron and C David Krejci, but Vezina Trophy winner G Linus Ullmark is back. So are the team’s 2 leading scorers from last season, RW David Pastrnak and LW Brad Marchand, so Boston should again be a serious contender in the Eastern Conference.
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