The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens — the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat — will face each other on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at TD Garden in Boston. The sportsbooks see this as a close game, with the Bruins -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Canadiens at -105.
Boston won 4-3 at home its last time out on Jan. 22 against the Vegas Golden Knights. David Pastrnak led the Bruins with three points (one goal and two assists).
Montreal played at home its last time out on Jan. 22, and fell 4-2 against the Buffalo Sabres. Nicholas Suzuki led the Canadiens with two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup.
Here is our prediction for who will capture the victory in Saturday’s matchup.
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For the upcoming game between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Bruins 4 – Canadiens 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.97 goals)
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Bruins vs. Canadiens Moneylines
Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Bruins-Canadiens game.
Favorite: Bruins (-115)Underdog: Canadiens (-105)Bruins Betting InsightsThe Bruins are 9-5 this season when favored on the moneyline.Boston is 8-5 (winning 61.5% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter.The Bruins have a 53.5% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.In 28 games this season, Boston and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Canadiens Betting InsightsThe Canadiens have been listed as an underdog 27 times this season, and won 15, or 55.6%, of those games.Montreal has a record of 14-11 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least -105 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Canadiens, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.Montreal’s games this season have had over 6.5 goals 30 of 51 times.Bruins Key StatsBoston’s 168 total goals (3.3 per game) rank ninth in the NHL.Defensively, the Bruins are giving up 158 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 20th in NHL play.Its +10 goal differential is the 10th-best in the league.The 39 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (sixth-most in the NHL) have come on 148 power-play chances.Boston ranks fourth in the league with a 26.35% power-play conversion rate.The two shorthanded goals the Bruins have scored this season rank 25th among NHL squads.Boston has the league’s 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.07%).Boston wins the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.9%.The Bruins make 12.2% of their shots (fifth in the league).Canadiens Key StatsMontreal’s 172 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank third in the NHL.The Canadiens allow 3.3 goals per game (167 in total), 25th in the league.With a goal differential of +5, the team is 14th in the league.The Canadiens have 34 power-play goals (on 148 chances), 10th in the NHL.Montreal has the league’s ninth-best power-play percentage (22.97%).In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens have four.At 77.71%, Montreal has the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Montreal is 17th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.2%).The 12.9% shooting percentage of the Canadiens leads the league.
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