The Vegas Golden Knights (33-19-7) continue their 5-game road trip as they take on the Boston Bruins (34-12-14) Thursday. Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Golden Knights vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Bruins return home after a 4-game west coast road swing, and they hope to get back in the win column. Boston was defeated in each of their last 3 games against the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken, but the B’s at least earned a point in all 3 games, as they were decided in extra time.
The Golden Knights snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 6-2 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday. D Brayden McNabb, who enters Thursday in 4th place in blocked shots this season (162), tallied an assist, blocked 4 shots and delivered 4 hits in the win.
This is the 2nd meeting between these teams this season as Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy returns to Boston where he coached the Bruins from 2016-22. Vegas cashed as a +118 home underdog with a 2-1 OT win in the Jan. 11 meeting. D Alex Pietrangelo, who was also productive vs. Toronto with an assist, 5 blocks and 3 hits, scored the game-winner 46 seconds into OT against Boston.