Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 1/22/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Vegas Golden Knights (24-12-12) are traveling to TD Garden on Thursday where they will take on the Boston Bruins (28-20-2).

The Vegas Golden Knights will look to clean up some issues after taking a 2-1 defeat against the Flyers in their previous contest . The Golden Knights didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. For the game, they scored on 1 of the 25 shots they looked to score on. In addition, they had 7 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. Vegas accounted for 4 penalty mins in this contest.

While at even strength, the Golden Knights have surrendered 121 goals while earning 121 themselves. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have recorded 113 power play opportunities (32nd in pro hockey) and have a total of 21 goals in those chances. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Vegas Golden Knights have accumulated 160 goals (10th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have allowed 142. Vegas has tried 1,392 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.5%. For the current campaign, they have 60 points and their points percentage comes in at .625. The Golden Knights so far have had 1,183 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .880. Vegas steps onto the ice with 147 power play chances and they have scored 39 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 26.53%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Akira Schmid. Opponents have tallied 163 goals against Schmid in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.86. Schmid has been in net for 73 games during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .901 in his 2,604 minutes in the crease. He has a record of 31-22-9 and was named the starter in 57 games. For his career, Schmid has accrued 26 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .456. Schmid has seen 1,644 shots against him and has garnered 1,481 saves.

In their last contest, Boston faced the Stars in an outing where the Bruins went home in defeat by a final score of 6-2. The Bruins converted 2 goals of the 18 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 chances on the power play in this game and earned 1 out of those chances.

The Bruins have racked up 127 goals at even strength and 37 goals (7th in the NHL) while on the power play. Boston has tried 1,359 shots (20th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 12.07%, while allowing the other team 1,488 shots. So far this year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 164 goals, 58 points, in addition to a points percentage of .580. They have granted a total of 155 goals to be scored by of a combination of 115 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 145 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.52%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 78.14% on their oppositions 183 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.6%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jeremy Swayman in goal. His opponents are averaging 2.63 goals/game and he has yielded 567 goals altogether. Swayman's rate of quality starts comes out to 61.6% and he has 133 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has made the start in 216 contests and has played 10,153 mins. Swayman is the owner of a career record of 120-74-24 and has been in net for 224 contests. He has a tally of 5,668 saves out of 6,235 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .909.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Boston

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