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NHL Hockey Handicapping – Canadiens vs. Boston
(28-37-6) Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins (54-11-5)
Date: Thursday March 23rd – Canadiens vs. Bruins
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: TD Garden, Boston
Hockey NHL Moneyline Odds: Canadiens +280 Bruins -450 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Canadiens +1.5 +125 Bruins -1.5 -175
Today’s NHL Betting Total: O/U 6
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The Montreal Canadiens will travel to Boston to face the Bruins for the 2nd time this season. Boston won the first match up 4-2 in Boston.
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal will be coming into Boston feeling good about themselves, they picked up a big win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game where they were massive underdogs and they will be in that same situation in this one.
Offense
Montreal’s offence is not very good, they only manage 2.77 goals per game and a big reason why that number is so low is the lack of shots they put on the other teams net minder. Montreal only averages 27 shots per game which is well below average and the power play doesn’t do much to help as it only converts 16.5%.
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Defense
Defensively the Canadiens aren’t much better giving up 3.69 goals per game which is 27th worst they also allow a ton of shots at 34.1 which ranks them 29th. They will come into Thursday with the leagues second worst penalty kill which could play a big factor in this game as the Boston power play is the best in the league.
Goaltending
Jake Allan is the expected starter for the Montreal Canadiens. His numbers do not look very good this season but a part of that is the team he’s playing in front. Allen is 14-23-3 with an inflated 3.56 goals against average and a .892 save percentage.
Boston Bruins
Boston comes into this game on a 4 game winning streak after picking up a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Offense
The Bruins are the second best team in the NHL when it comes to goals scored per game averaging around 3.76 per game. They also make the opposition goalies nights tough as they manage the 9th most shots per game. One of the big reasons they are so good offensively is their power play converts at almost 23 percent which ranks them 11th in the NHL.
Defense
You could make the argument that Bostons defense is even better than their offence, Boston is #1 when it comes to goals allowed per game, giving up only 2.13 per game. They do a great job of keeping the opposition’s shots down only allowing 29 per game. They come into Thursday with the leagues best penalty kill sitting at 86%. Which is good because this Bruins team are not very good at staying out of the box.
Goaltending
Boston is one of those teams that share the work loads of their goalies, Linus Ullmark is listed as the expected starter in this game and he has had an unbelievable season so far going 35-5-1 with 2 shutouts and a very good .937 save percentage.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Injury Report
- Paul Byron – (MTL) – IR – Hip
- Sean Monahan (MTL) – IR – Lower Body
- Josh Anderson (MTL) – Day To Day – Lower Body
- Joel Armia (MTL) – Day To Day – Illness
- Christian Dvorak (MTL) – Out – Knee
- Jake Evans (MTL) – IR – Lower Body
- Kaiden Guhle (MTL) – OUT – Ankle
- Cole Caufield (MTL) – IR – Shoulder
- Jesse Ylonen (MTL) – Day To Day – Illness
- Arber Xhekaj (MTL) – IR – Shoulder
- Jordan Harris (MTL) – OUT – Lower Body
- Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL) – IR – Lower Body
- Nick Foligno (BOS) – IR – Lower Body
- Taylor Hall (BOS) – IR – Lower Body
- Derek Forbort (BOS) – Day To Day – Lower Body
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Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Betting Trends
- Canadiens are 22-46 in their last 68 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Canadiens are 29-61 in their last 90 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Bruins are 42-10 in their last 52 home games.
- Bruins are 17-5 in their last 22 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
- Canadiens are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Boston.
- Canadiens are 5-17 in the last 22 meetings.
Free Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins NHL Prediction
All things point to a Boston win here, the trends say Montreal struggles in this match up, plus the Bruins are just a much better team. Clearly there is no value for the Bruins on the moneyline and I’ve been getting beat when I take them on the puck line so I will stay away from that too and look at the total. Take the Under on Thursday night.
4* Free Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins NHL Betting Pick: Under 6 -120
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