Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/29/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 29, 2024

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Knights +136, Bruins -162; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Knights +136, Bruins -162; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Knights +136, Bruins -162; Over/Under:  6 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  33-19-7 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Boston Bruins:  34-12-14 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  4-5-1 last 10

Boston Bruins:  3-2-5 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 73 points, a 33-19-7 record overall, and they are 14-10-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last game, winning that one on the road 6-2. Jonathan Marchessault led the team in goals scored with 2 while William Karlsson, Ivan Barbashev, Mason Morelli, and Nicolas Roy each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Shea Theodore led the team in assists with 3 while Jonathan Marchessault and Alex Pietrangelo each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 30 shots with 28 saves and a .933 save percentage. Their offense has scored 192 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 167 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Bruins are entering this game with 82 points, a 34-12-14 record overall, and they are 18-7-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Seattle Kraken in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-3 in a shootout. David Pastrňák led the team in goals scored with 2 while Charlie Coyle scored 1 goal for them in that game. David Pastrňák, Jesper Boqvist, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Pavel Zacha each led the team in assists with 1 while Brad Marchand led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Linus Ullmark was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 27 shots with 24 saves and a .889 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 202 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 165 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Bruins listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bruins have looked really good in their games this season with their 34-12-14 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East with one of the best records in the entire NHL right now. They have also looked great on home ice with their 18-7-5 home record. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have also looked good in their games this season with their 33-19-7 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. As good as they have been this year, a lot of their success came early in the season with a hot start and they just haven't been as good in this 2nd half of the season. They have struggled a lot more in their road games too with their 14-10-5 road record. They have looked slightly better than the Bruins over their last 10 games, but neither of these teams has looked great lately and the Bruins will be looking to bounce back on home ice after losing such a close game in a shootout to end their road trip out West. The Bruins have been really strong on home ice all season and they can take advantage of the Knights here not at their best lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game. 

Golden Knights Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, February 29, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Bruins 4 Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 143-102 (+9.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 42-24 (+12.7 units) on the moneyline off a road win. 39-26 (+7.2 units) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive road games. 15-8 UNDER after 4 or more consecutive overs. 9-5 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive road games. 

Boston Bruins: 34-26 (-8.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 10-11 (-5.9 units) on the moneyline after losing their previous game in overtime. 25-16 UNDER off a road loss. 8-2 UNDER after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals. 24-14 UNDER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game.

Vegas Golden Knights:  B. Howden (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. M. Stone (RW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. J. Eichel (C) Early March - Knee. P. Dorofeyev (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. T. Bjornfot (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

Boston Bruins:  D. Forbort (D) Ques Thurs - Disciplinary. H. Lindholm (D) Early March - Lower Body. M. Poitras (C) out for season - Shoulder. M. Lucic (LW) out for season - Ankle.

“The leaders and the guys who’ve been in the league for a while now, we’ve all got to step up. Hopefully today was a turnaround for us.” - Ivan Barbashev after their win against the Maple Leafs in their game on Tuesday.

“If you look at the points, it’s a good trip. But doesn’t feel like it. You get five out of eight points and every game was overtime. It’s a tough way to end it. We could have got the win, but unfortunately we didn’t. We played a great game, then in the third period we kind of let them push. You must expect good teams will make a push and refocus. It took us until almost too late in the third period to make the push back.” - David Pastrnak after their loss against the Kraken in their game on Monday.

LW Brisson, Brendan

C Karlsson, William

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW Pastrnak, David

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

Points: M. Stone (53)

Goals: J. Marchessault (32)

Assists: M. Stone (37)

GAA: A. Hill (2.26)

Points: D. Pastrnak (85)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (38)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (47)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.49)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (2nd season)