Bruins and Golden Knights face off for out-of-conference matchup

Vegas Golden Knights (32-17-6, in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (27-23-6, in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins play the Vegas Golden Knights in a non-conference matchup.

Boston has gone 18-8-3 in home games and 27-23-6 overall. The Bruins have a 12-4-2 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Vegas has a 32-17-6 record overall and a 13-11-3 record on the road. The Golden Knights have gone 31-6-4 in games they score three or more goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 28 goals and 39 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Pavel Dorofeyev has 22 goals and 13 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel has scored eight goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, four penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 3-4-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, 2.3 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.

Golden Knights: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.