Vegas Golden Knights vs. Bruins: Date, Time, TV, Streaming

Tonight is the battle of the perfect records as the Vegas Golden Knights go head-to-head against the Boston Bruins in a mouthwatering matchup at T-Mobile Arena.

Both teams come into tonight’s eagerly anticipated contest with 2-0-0 records, although the Vegas Golden Knights and the Bruins have carved out their perfect starts to the 2019-20 NHL regular season in entirely different fashions.

The Knights have been dominant out of the traps and they beat up the San Jose Sharks in both games of a home-and-home double-header, outscoring their bitter rivals 9-2 with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopping 55 of 57 shots.

Boston, on the other hand, have had to grind their way to both wins after edging a tightly contested season opener against the Dallas Stars 2-1 last week, before Jaroslav Halak backstopped the Bruins to a 35-save shutout win against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.

The Bruins boast one of the top lines in all of hockey with Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, although the trio have yet to get going having only contributed a combined total of two points so far, with Pastrnak yet to get on the board this year.

However, it is only a matter of time until that line explodes into life and the Vegas defense will have a mammoth task on their hands tonight not only dealing with that formidable trio, but also the depth the Bruins have throughout their lineup.

Brett Ritchie and Danton Heinen got the goals for Boston in their season opener against the Dallas Stars and the Bruins have a stacked bottom six forward unit, which will welcome bruising powerhouse grinder David Backes into the fold tonight after he was a healthy scratch at the weekend against Arizona.

Boston also have a plethora of weapons on the blueline, including Torey Krug, young guns Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo and the ageless warrior, Zdeno Chara. Tuukka Rask will get the start between the pipes tonight and the elite goalie against Vegas’ glut of offensive talent will be a key matchup.

Another familiarity between the Golden Knights and the Bruins is that they both have a 100 percent success rate on the penalty kill this year, with Vegas also having three shorthanded goals under their belt, and with both teams able to cause damage on the power play, special teams will take on extra importance tonight.

Here is the projected lineups for both Vegas and Boston heading into tonight’s contest…

Vegas Golden Knights

Marchessault-Karlsson-Smith
Pacioretty-Glass-Stone
Pirri-Stastny-Zykov
Carrier-Nosek-Reaves

McNabb-Theodore
Merrill-Holden
Hague-Engelland

Fleury

Scratches: Jimmy Schuldt, Nicolas Roy, Nate Schmidt (IR), Alex Tuch (IR), Cody Eakin (IR)

Boston Bruins

Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak
DeBrusk-Krejci-Kuhlman
Heinen-Coyle-Ritchie
Wagner-Kuraly-Backes

Chara-McAvoy
Krug-Carlo
Grzelcyk-Clifton

Rask

Scratches: Par Lindholm, Steven Kampfer, Joakim Nordstrom (IR)

It will be the same lineup for the Vegas Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury will get his third consecutive start after going 2-0-0 with 55 saves from 57 shots, a 1.00 GAA and a .965 Save Percentage to start the year.

Boston will be relying on their potent top line to wake from their slumber and spark their offense into life, while the return of David Backes to the lineup will bring a bucketload of physicality to the table.

Let’s go over some of the key information you will need at your disposal ahead of tonight’s game…

Time: 7:00 p.m. PT

Where: T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas

TV Broadcast: AT&T SportsNet

Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340

Live Streaming: ESPN+ has a free 7-day trial that includes live streaming for this game on all your smart devices! Besides NHL games, ESPN+ features a selection of live games from MLB, MLS, Serie A, FA Cup and EFL. Get in on the action with Live UFC Fight Nights, 30+ Top Rank Boxing Cards, Grand Slam Tennis from Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open.

Now you are all set and ready to go for tonight’s game which should be an absolute blockbuster given the offensive riches both teams possess. One franchise will see their perfect start to 2019-20 come to an end tonight, and let’s hope it is the Boston Bruins who return home empty-handed.