Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins: Game preview, predictions and odds

Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 10, 2025

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The Chicago Blackhawks are on the road to face off with the Boston Bruins on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

They are coming off different results on Tuesday as Chicago (22-46-10) suffered a 5-0 shutout loss to Pittsburgh while Boston (32-38-9) won 7-2 over New Jersey.

Blackhawks vs Bruins: Head-to-head & key stats

Chicago is 245-271-79-4 all-time against Boston
The Blackhawks are averaging 2.66 goals per game
Boston is 20-13-6 at home
Chicago is allowing 3.58 goals per game
The Bruins are averaging 2.68 goals per game
The Blackhawks are 7-26-5 on the road
Boston is allowing 3.19 goals per game

Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins: Preview

Chicago is one of the worst teams in the NHL but it has taken some small steps towards being competitive again. The team is led by Connor Bedard's 60 points, Ryan Donato's 59 points, Teuvo Teravainen's 57 points and Tyler Bertuzzi's 42 points.

The Blackhawks are expected to start Spencer Knight who is 4-8-1 with a 3.16 GAA and a .890 SV% since being acquired by Chicago. In his career against Boston, he is 1-1-1 with a 3.57 GAA and a .888 SV%.

Meanwhile, Boston is eliminated from playoff contention after a disappointing season. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak who has 100 points, Morgan Geekie with 53 points and Pavel Zacha with 45 points.

They are set to start Jeremy Swayman who is 22-28-6 with a 3.06 GAA and a .895 SV%. In his career against Chicago, he is 4-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .932 SV%.

Blackhawks vs Bruins: Odds & Prediction

Chicago is a +164 underdog while Boston is a -198 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Blackhawks and Bruins have struggled as of late. Boston was on a 10-game losing streak recently, but with just a few games left in the season, will have the home crowd behind the team.

The Bruins should be able to limit Chicago's offense and they will get a big win.

Prediction: Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2.

Blackhawks vs Bruins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Boston ML (-198)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-130)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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