Boston Bruins (32-18-4, fourth in the Atlantic) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (30-20-4, third in the Pacific)
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
LINE: Golden Knights -136, Bruins +112
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit Vegas after Reilly Smith scored two goals in the Golden Knights' 3-1 win over the Sharks.
The Golden Knights are 15-12-3 at home. Vegas ranks sixth in the Western Conference averaging 5.3 assists per game, led by Shea Theodore with 0.5.
The Bruins are 16-8-3 on the road. Boston averages 9.7 penalty minutes per game, the fourth-most in the Eastern Conference. Brad Marchand leads the team serving 69 total minutes.
In their last meeting on Dec. 14, Vegas won 4-1. Max Pacioretty scored a team-high two goals for the Golden Knights in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault leads the Golden Knights with 21 goals, adding 17 assists and recording 38 points. Smith has five goals over the last 10 games for Vegas.
Patrice Bergeron leads the Bruins with a plus-14 in 50 games this season. Jake DeBrusk has seven goals over the last 10 games for Boston.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 5-4-1, averaging 2.4 goals, four assists, 3.2 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .919 save percentage.
Bruins: 6-3-1, averaging 2.8 goals, five assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game with a .933 save percentage.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Max Pacioretty: out (undisclosed), Jonathan Marchessault: day to day (illness), Dylan Coghlan: day to day (illness).
Bruins: Curtis Lazar: day to day (upper body).
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