Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/21/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, April 21, 2022

Venue:  PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  SNE

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Bruins +100, Penguins -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Bruins +105, Penguins -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Bruins +105, Penguins -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Boston Bruins:  47-24-5 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

Pittsburgh Penguins:  43-23-11 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Boston Bruins:  6-4-0 last 10

Pittsburgh Penguins:  3-6-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Bruins are coming into this game with 99 points, a 47-24-5 record overall, and they are 24-11-3 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Ottawa Senators while their 2 wins since then have come against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues in their last game. They won that game on the road in OT 3-2. Jake DeBrusk, Taylor Hall, and Charlie McAvoy each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jake DeBrusk, Trent Frederic, and Mike Reilly led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 22 shots with 20 saves and a .909 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 235 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 205 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with 97 points, a 43-23-11 record overall, and they are 21-12-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the New York Islanders while their 2 wins in that span came against the Islanders and the Bruins in their last game. They lost that game on the road 2-1. Danton Heinen scored the only goal for them in that one while Theodor Blueger and Brock McGinn both assisted. Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Casey DeSmith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 29 shots with 27 saves and a .931 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 215 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Bruins have not been playing very well in their recent games as they have lost 3 of their last 5 games coming into this one. They have stopped their losing streak recently and have won 2 straight games but both games were by 1 goal, including a win at home against the Penguins 2 games ago but was the last game played for the Penguins so that loss is still fresh in their mind. The Bruins have not been great on the road this season either and that is where they have dropped a lot of their points in recent weeks. They are coming off of a very tough OT win over the Blues in St. Louis and that snapped a 9 game winning streak for the Blues. That was a well fought game and a very tough one for them to win but this is a bad spot for them in this game coming off of that one. The Penguins will be hungry for revenge here at home when their last loss was to the Bruins and the Penguins have not been awful either as they won 2 of their last 3 games prior to that loss to the Bruins. The best bet in this game is on the Penguins to get their revenge here at home. 

 

Bruins Penguins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 21, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Penguins 3 Bruins 2.

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Boston Bruins: 134-91 (-5.1 Units) ML in all games. 79-54 (-6.5 Units) ML off a win or tie in their previous game. 24-18 OVER off a win or tie in their previous game.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 52-28 (+16.2 Units) ML revenging a loss versus opponent. 23-8 (+12.6 Units) ML revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals. 14-4 OVER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game.

 

 

Boston Bruins:  L. Ullmark (G) Out Tues. - Upper Body injury. J. Froden (RW) Out Tues - Lower Body injury. D. Pastrnak (RW) Late April - Undisclosed injury. H. Lindholm (D) Late April - Lower Body injury. J. Zboril (D) out for season - Knee injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins:  T. Jarry (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. E. Malkin (C) Elig Sat - Suspension. N. Beaulieu (D) Early May - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“We checked very well, limited their chances. All in all, I felt we did a good job against a real good hockey team. That’s our game plan. If we play like that, we’re hard to play against.” - Bruce Cassidy on his team’s win against the Blues on Tuesday night.

 

 

“I thought the final 58 (minutes) we were competitive and played a solid game. The first two we weren’t ready to play.” - Mike Sullivan on his team’s loss against the Bruins on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Marchand, Brad

C Bergeron, Patrice

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rakell, Rickard

LD Matheson, Michael

RD Letang, Kris

G DeSmith, Casey

 

 

Points: B. Marchand (73)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (38)

Assists: C. McAvoy (44)

GAA: J.Swayman (2.34)

 

Points: S. Crosby (80)

Goals: J. Guentzel (37)

Assists: K. Letang (55)

GAA: L. Domingue (0.99)

 

Coaches:

Boston Bruins: Bruce Cassidy (6th season)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)