Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, and the Boston Bruins are set to do battle against Max Domi, Jonathan Drouin, and the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in an Original Six tilt. This one will get started at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 24 and it can be watched live on New England Sports Network.
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Canadiens (-125), while the Bruins are offering moneyline odds of +105 and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Boston is 12-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 14 of its contests have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. As the road team this season, the Bruins are 4-8 SU.
Boston comes into the match up with the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s found the net on 29.4 percent of its extra-man chances this year. Its penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 78.3 percent of its penalties..
With a .939 save percentage and 28.4 saves per game, Jaroslav Halak (8-6-2) has been the top option in goal for Boston this season. Halak played last night, however, so Boston may opt to rest him and go with Tuukka Rask instead (4-6-2 record, .909 save percentage, 2.80 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Montreal is 11-12 straight up (SU) and has earned 1.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 23 regular season outings, 12 of its games have gone over the total, while nine have gone under and just one has pushed. This year, the team’s 6-5 SU as the home team.
The Canadiens have converted on just 14.8 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.7 percent of all opponent power plays.
Carey Price (27.3 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for the Canadiens. Price has seven wins, nine losses, and four overtime losses and has maintained a mediocre 3.17 goals against average and a fairly-weak .895 save percentage this season.
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Notes
Betting Trends
For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five outings.
Boston has managed 26.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Montreal is averaging 37.4 shots per game over its last five at home.
The majority (66.7 percent) of Boston’s wins have come by two or more goals and the team is 8-5 overall in such games. 4 of Montreal’s wins (36.4 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
The Canadiens this season have handed out the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (25.0).
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