Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/14/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (+105) Bruins (-127)

Linus Ullmark and the Boston Bruins (14-8-2) host the Vegas Golden Knights (16-11-0) at TD Garden on Tuesday. The odds on this contest have the Golden Knights coming in at +105 and the Bruins are at -127. The total opens at 5.5.

The Vegas Golden Knights came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-4 victory against the Wild in their previous outing. The Golden Knights had a good offensive outing and it showed in the win. For the game, they converted 6 of the 36 shots they looked to score on. Moreover, they had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to notch 2 goals. Vegas tallied 10 penalty mins in this outing.

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The Golden Knights have had 862 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .901. While playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have conceded 68 goals while scoring 83 of their own. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have amassed 80 power play tries (16th in the NHL) and have tallied 17 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have tallied 32 points and their points percentage is sitting at .593. Vegas has attempted 912 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. Regarding scoring goals, the Vegas Golden Knights have racked up 94 goals (6th in the league) this year and have surrendered 85. Vegas has accumulated 69 power play chances and they have added 11 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 15.94%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Robin Lehner. Opponents have notched 872 goals against Lehner in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.72. Lehner has played in 341 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .917 during his 19,235 minutes played. He has amassed a win-loss record of 140-133-47 and he has gotten the start in 322 games. In his career, Lehner has 180 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .559. Lehner has seen 10,499 shots taken against him and has accrued 9,627 saves.

In their last contest, Boston faced the Flames in an outing where the Bruins ended up with the win by a tally of 4-2. The Bruins notched 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

During this campaign, the Boston Bruins have tallied 68 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .625. They have allowed 61 goals to be scored by of a combination of 48 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they were shorthanded. The Bruins have earned 50 goals at even strength and 18 goals (10th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 72 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.00%. Boston has attempted 864 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 7.87%, while allowing their opponents 722 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.19% on their oppositions 73 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 91.6%.

Across the rink you are going to see Linus Ullmark defending the net. Ullmark has accumulated a lifetime record of 57-51-13 and has been in net for 128 contests. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts sits at 56.1% and he has earned 69 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has recorded 3,546 stops out of the 3,883 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .913. The opposition is averaging 2.76 goals per game and he has relinquished 337 goals overall. He has been a starter 123 contests and his ice time sits at 7,333 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Boston (-127)

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