Boston Bruins (24-8-8, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (23-13-5, second in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -129, Golden Knights +109; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins.
Vegas has gone 14-4-2 in home games and 23-13-5 overall. The Golden Knights have given up 114 goals while scoring 129 for a +15 scoring differential.
Boston has a 12-5-5 record in road games and a 24-8-8 record overall. The Bruins have a 23-3-5 record when scoring at least three goals.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Eichel has 18 goals and 24 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has two goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
David Pastrnak has 25 goals and 32 assists for the Bruins. Trent Frederic has scored five goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 3-7-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
Bruins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.6 assists, 4.8 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Logan Thompson: day to day (illness), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), William Carrier: out (upper body), William Karlsson: out (lower body), Michael Amadio: day to day (illness).
Bruins: Linus Ullmark: day to day (lower body), Brandon Carlo: day to day (upper body), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: day to day (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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