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Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 22, 2026

NHL matchup

Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 22, 2026.

January 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 22. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

Vegas Golden Knights

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

101:54 together · 9 games

xG share55.1%
Corsi for / against
98 / 90
Fenwick for / against
64 / 63
Corsi share
52.1%
Fenwick share
50.4%
xG for / against
4.50 / 3.66
Defense pair

121:27 together · 9 games

xG share52.9%
Corsi for / against
104 / 106
Fenwick for / against
69 / 76
Corsi share
49.5%
Fenwick share
47.6%
xG for / against
4.74 / 4.22
All observed combinations

Boston Bruins

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

103:44 together · 10 games

xG share56.0%
Corsi for / against
103 / 102
Fenwick for / against
67 / 75
Corsi share
50.2%
Fenwick share
47.2%
xG for / against
4.88 / 3.83
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

Adin Hill

Vegas Golden Knights · Last start: Jan 19

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
86
Save %
88.4
Goals allowed
10
Close-range shots %
20.9

Jeremy Swayman

Boston Bruins · Last start: Jan 20

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
141
Save %
88.7
Goals allowed
16
Close-range shots %
31.2
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 22, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Vegas Golden Knights

xG for / game
2.90
xG against / game
2.48
xG differential / game
0.43

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Boston Bruins

xG for / game
3.13
xG against / game
3.08
xG differential / game
0.05

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 22, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Vegas Golden Knights

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
54.0
Corsi share (%)
51.0
Fenwick share (%)
51.5
Faceoff win %
44.0
Penalties / game
2.4

Shots / game: 27.5 · Shooting: 15.3% · Avg distance: 31.7 ft

Boston Bruins

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
59.0
Corsi share (%)
49.2
Fenwick share (%)
49.7
Faceoff win %
52.0
Penalties / game
4.4

Shots / game: 27.6 · Shooting: 15.2% · Avg distance: 34.0 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Metric
Boston Bruins BOS
19Points19
0.679Points %0.731
51Goals for49
39Goals against28
12Goal differential21
W1Current streakL1
Road versus home
Vegas Golden Knights VGK road
Metric
Boston Bruins BOS home
6Games6
3Wins5
7Points10
1Goal differential17
Last 10 games
Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Metric
Boston Bruins BOS
6-3-1Record7-2-1
13Points15
34Goals for41
29Goals against21
5Goal differential20
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

Vegas Golden Knights VGK 6 wins
10 games reviewed
Boston Bruins BOS 4 wins
Total goals34 – 30
Goal differential +4 / -4
Goals per game3.4 / 3.0
Shots per game31.3 / 29.9
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Oct 16, 2025
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
5 - 6 24 - 37 View
Mar 20, 2025
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
1 - 5 19 - 32 View
Feb 8, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
4 - 3 38 - 24 View
Feb 29, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
4 - 5 36 - 32 View
Jan 11, 2024
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
1 - 2 33 - 25 View
Dec 11, 2022
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
3 - 1 27 - 31 View
Dec 5, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
4 - 3 24 - 43 View
Mar 3, 2022
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
5 - 2 36 - 36 View
Dec 14, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
4 - 1 25 - 24 View
Jan 21, 2020
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
2 - 3 29 - 37 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.