Golden Knights vs Bruins Odds, Picks, and Predictions Tonight: Marchessault Shines in Big Boston Battle

The Boston Bruins return home on Thursday night to host the Vegas Golden Knights at TD Garden. The B’s are home favorites on the NHL odds board after a lackluster road trip.

Boston has lost three games in a row — all past regulation — with its past six games all requiring an extra session. The Bruins are 2-2-5 in their last nine games.

The Golden Knights are in the midst of a five-game road trip after getting a point in Ottawa and taking down the Leafs in Toronto. However, they’re still just 2-4-1 in their last seven contests.

Can the Bruins get back on track at home? Read on for our Golden Knights vs. Bruins NHL picks and predictions on Thursday, February 29.

Golden Knights vs Bruins odds

Golden Knights vs Bruins predictions

The Vegas Golden Knights have more-or-less avoided a Stanley Cup odds hangover this season with a strong 33-19-7 record. However, they’ve had their fair share of injuries with Jack Eichel and Mark Stone headlining the Golden Knights currently on the shelf.

First-line winger and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Marchessault is one of just three Golden Knights players to play in all 59 games this season. He leads the team with 32 goals and is just behind Stone with 51 points on the year.

Marchessault is red-hot right now as well. He’s coming off a three-point game (two goals, one assist) in Toronto for his third straight game with at least one goal and one assist.

“Pretty good game for us to be honest, especially when you are struggling to get some wins in the last five or six,” Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev said. “So, this feels really good and I think it’s really good for our group, especially when you win a game against Toronto.”

Barbashev is the only other Golden Knights forward to play in all 59 games this season.

But back to Marchessault. The Golden Knights winger has now recorded a point in seven of his last nine games and 13 of his last 16 overall. He’s racked up 22 points (15 goals) in that span while helping the Golden Knights stay afloat in the playoff race.

Marchessault has recorded a point in over half of his games this season (33 of 59) as well, including in the lone meeting against the Boston Bruins.

There may not be too many goals scored on Thursday night between Vegas and Boston but Marchessault should be in on the action on the top line and power-play unit. We’re getting some pretty good odds at -122 via BetRivers with Marchessault as high as -154 (FanDuel) to record a point.

My best bet: Jonathan Marchessault to record a point (-122 at BetRivers)

Golden Knights vs Bruins same-game parlay

Jonathan Marchessault 4+ shots on goal

Golden Knights +1.5

Under 5.5

+479 at FanDuel

Our best bet of the night centers around Marchessault and he anchors our same-game parlay as well. However, we’re going with him to record 4+ shots on goal here.

Marchessault to record 4+ shots on goal as a single is +126 — which seems high for something he’s done in 29 of 59 games this season, especially with Eichel out now.

We’re also going to go with the Golden Knights on the puck line at +1.5 and the Under 5.5 in this game against the Boston Bruins. The Golden Knights won 2-1 in overtime back in January and this could very well go past regulation once again.

Both teams have trended to the Under this season and it should be a playoff-like atmosphere as each side starts to ramp up for the postseason push in the final months of the regular season.

Learn how to bet a same-game parlay with these helpful tips and strategies.

Golden Knights vs Bruins moneyline and Over/Under analysis

The Bruins’ odds opened at -162 and haven’t moved too much since then. You can get the Bruins between -155 (DraftKings) and -160 (BetMGM).

The Golden Knights odds remain around their opening at +136. You can get them between +128 (BetRivers) and +135 (BetMGM).

Keep an eye out for any goalie news for these two clubs. Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman are similar enough to not make too much of a difference for Boston but Adin Hill has a leg up over Logan Thompson for Vegas.

The total opened at a flat 6 but is now down to 5.5 across the board. You can get Over 5.5 (-115 via FanDuel) or Under 5.5 (+100 via BetMGM).

Golden Knights vs Bruins betting trend to know

The Golden Knights have covered the puckline in 62 of their last 103 games (+25.30 Units / 16% ROI). Find more NHL betting trends for Golden Knights vs. Bruins.

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