The seventh-place team in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins (11-10-3), host the 15th-ranked Pittsburgh Penguins (8-12-4) at TD Garden on Friday at 6:30 PM ET.
Boston earned a 6-3 road victory against the New York Islanders in its last game on November 27.
Pittsburgh won its most recent game 5-4 at home over the Vancouver Canucks on November 27.
Prepare for this matchup with what you need to know before Friday’s hockey action.
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Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 1:51 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Bruins (-178)
- Underdog: Penguins (+147)
- Over/under: 6
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Bruins stats and trends
- In 16 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Boston has won eight of those matchups.
- In four games with moneyline odds lower than -178, the Bruins have two wins.
- The moneyline odds imply that Boston has a 64.0% chance of winning this contest.
- Boston and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 11 of 24 games this season.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Bruins are 5-3-2 (65.0% of possible points).
- They have totaled 23 goals during that span.
- Defensively, the Bruins have given up 28 goals (2.8 per game) in those 10 outings.
Penguins stats and trends
- This season the Penguins have three wins in the 17 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Pittsburgh has won one of its six games when it is the underdog by +147 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 40.5% chance to win for the Penguins.
- Pittsburgh’s games have gone over 6 goals in 17 of 24 chances this season.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Penguins are 3-5-2 (55.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.2 goals-per-game average (22 total) over that span.
- Defensively, the Penguins have allowed 41 goals (4.1 per game) in those 10 matchups.
