Boston brings a two-point standings lead and a stronger season-long save percentage into a test against Vegas’ top-scoring duo.
Boston enters TD Garden at 10-4-1 with 21 points, two ahead of 9-5-1 Vegas, and ranks fourth in the power index to the Golden Knights’ 12th. The Bruins have won three of their last five, while Vegas has dropped four of five, including its latest game 5-2 to New Jersey. The scoring duel is tight: Vegas’ Jack Eichel leads with 19 points, while Boston’s David Pastrnak has 18. Goaltending could decide it, with Jeremy Swayman’s .912 season save percentage ahead of Vegas’ .888 mark; Boston needs that edge to hold as the Golden Knights look to turn their slide around.