The Vegas Golden Knights, led by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson, are ready to take the ice against Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, the Boston Bruins at TD Garden in an East-West showdown. AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain will broadcast the game, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 11.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston Bruins Odds
Even though its record stands at 9-7 straight up (SU), bettors taking the moneyline have earned a total of 2.2 units on Boston this season. 10 of its 16 contests have gone under the total, while five have gone over and none have pushed. The team’s 6-2 SU at home thus far.
The Bruins enter the matchup with the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve scored on 32.1 percent of their extra-man advantages this season. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 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 (5-5-2) has been the best goalkeeper for Boston this year. Halak did just play last night, however, so head coach Bruce Cassidy may choose to give him a breather and instead turn to Tuukka Rask (4-4-4 record, .901 save percentage, 3.05 goals against average).
On the visitors’ side of the rink, Vegas is 7-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. A total of 10 of its outings have gone under the total, while six have gone over and none have pushed. The Golden Knights are 3-7 SU as the road team this season.
The Golden Knights have converted on 17.9 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure 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 (.895 save percentage and 2.69 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Vegas. Fleury is averaging 22.1 saves per game and owns a 7-8-1 record.
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Betting Trends
The under has hit in four of Boston’s last five outings.
The Golden Knights have averaged the league’s third-most shots on goal (34.5) while Boston has attempted just the 23rd-most (30.1).
Vegas skaters have given out the league’s second-most hits per game (27.0), but that number’s down to just 23.0 hits over their last five away games.
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