The Anaheim Ducks will travel to Boston, Massachusetts to face the Boston Bruins on Thursday with the game starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Anaheim enters this game with a record of 2-4 following a 3-2 overtime win on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The Ducks scored three goals with Brett Leason, Ryan Strome, and Frank Vatrano accounting for the three goals against the Blue Jackets. Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Ross Johnston, Mason McTavish, and Pavel Mintyukov all recorded an assist in the game against Columbus. Lukas Dostal had 35 saves on 37 shots on goal with a .946 save percentage while allowing two goals in the win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.33 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.83 goals per game. Frank Vatrano leads the team in points and goals with 6 points and 5 goals this season. Ryan Strome leads the team in assists with 4 assists on the year. John Gibson will be the starting goalie for the Anaheim Ducks when they travel to face the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Gibson is 0-3 this season with a .907 save percentage while allowing an average of 2.73 goals per game. 

The Boston Bruins enter this game with a record of 6-0 following a 3-0 shutout win on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Boston scored three goals with Trent Frederic, Matthew Poitras, and Pavel Zacha accounting for the three goals against Chicago. Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Morgan Geekie, James van Riemsdyk, and Kevin Shattenkirk each recorded an assist in the win. Jeremy Swayman had 23 saves off of 23 shots on goal with a 1.000 save percentage while shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks in a win. The Bruins are averaging 3.17 goals per game this season with a 13.6% power play success rate while allowing an average of 1.17 goals per game and having a 96% penalty-kill percentage. David Pastrnak leads the team in points and goals with 8 points and 5 goals this season. Charlie Coyle leads the team in assists with 4 assists on the year. Linus Ullmark will be the starting goalie for the Boston Bruins when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Ullmark is 3-0 this season with a .962 save percentage and is allowing an average of 1 goal per game.

BookMaker has the Boston Bruins listed as -296 moneyline favorites at home against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Boston has won six of the last ten including the last three games in a row while winning by an average margin of .9 goals per game over the last ten and 3 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Boston is the superior team in terms of talent and has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten including the previous three meetings in a row while winning by an average margin of 3 goals per game over the last three matchups. The Bruins will also have the better starting goalie as Linus Ullmark is 3-0 this season and is allowing an average of 1 goal per game which is why I am taking the puck line for the Boston Bruins at -1.5 when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday evening.