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(NHL) Montreal vs. Boston,
Total: 5.50 | -115.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 5.50 | -115.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Boston Bruins followed up Saturday's 4-3 shootout win in Montreal with a 3-2 overtime loss to visiting Dallas on Monday afternoon, extending the team's point streak to 13 games (9-0-4) since its last regulation loss back on Dec. 14. The 24-10-8 Bruins have gone more than a month since dropping back-to-back games and they have not lost in regulation in that same span. The Bruins' 56 points have them sitting in second-place in the Atlantic Division and Boston looks to stay 'hot,' as it gets set to host the 18-20-6 Montreal Canadiens, tonight. It marks the second matchup in five days between the teams (Boston won a shootout Saturday in Montreal) and a third tussle is looming at the Bell Centre this coming Saturday.
Monteal: The Canadiens have just 42 points so far, a huge disappointment after the team went 47-26-9 last season, with its 103 points winning the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens have earned points in four in a row (2-0-2) after wrapping up a five-game homestand with a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders 5-4, but the reality is, they are in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. Max Pacioretty has been mired in a season-long goal-scoring slump, managing one tally in a 22-game span. However, Montreal's captain has come alive in 2018 with goals in four consecutive games to boost his season total to 12. Montreal is nine points behind the second wild card spot, with five teams between the Habs and that final spot. What's more, the injuries are piling up. Phillip Danault was felled by a Zdeno Chara slap shot Saturday night and is out with a concussion, and Andrew Shaw has been lost indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The club claimed Logan Shaw off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks and he will join the team in Boston.
Boston: "It's not easy to get a point in this league," Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron said after Monday's 3-2 OT loss vs. Dallas. "So you take the points. And the character we've shown, that's a positive." Rookie Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist and converted in the shootout against Montreal on Saturday, but he was among three players to miss Tuesday's practice. DeBrusk and defenseman Kevan Miller were "under the weather" but are expected to play Wednesday, head coach Bruce Cassidy said, while Noel Acciari is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. "I suspect that he would play tomorrow, but we'll have a better idea on (Wednesday) morning," Cassidy said of Acciari.
The pick: Montreal head coach Claude Julien returns to Boston for the first time since he was fired by the Bruins last February. However, he faces a Boston team that is 9-0-3 in its last 12 and 18-3-4 in its last 25. Boton goalie Tuukka Rask has never had much success against Montreal (8-15-3 with a 2.52 goals-against average and .914 save percentage) but he's been 'on fire' as of late, entering on a 12-0-2 run. Meanwhile, Montreal's Carey Price is just 2-4-2 in his last eight starts. After going 37-20-5 (2.23 GAA & .923 SP) last season, he's 13-14-4 (2.95 GAA & .908 SP) this season. Let's make the Over a 10* play.
Monteal: The Canadiens have just 42 points so far, a huge disappointment after the team went 47-26-9 last season, with its 103 points winning the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens have earned points in four in a row (2-0-2) after wrapping up a five-game homestand with a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders 5-4, but the reality is, they are in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. Max Pacioretty has been mired in a season-long goal-scoring slump, managing one tally in a 22-game span. However, Montreal's captain has come alive in 2018 with goals in four consecutive games to boost his season total to 12. Montreal is nine points behind the second wild card spot, with five teams between the Habs and that final spot. What's more, the injuries are piling up. Phillip Danault was felled by a Zdeno Chara slap shot Saturday night and is out with a concussion, and Andrew Shaw has been lost indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The club claimed Logan Shaw off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks and he will join the team in Boston.
Boston: "It's not easy to get a point in this league," Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron said after Monday's 3-2 OT loss vs. Dallas. "So you take the points. And the character we've shown, that's a positive." Rookie Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist and converted in the shootout against Montreal on Saturday, but he was among three players to miss Tuesday's practice. DeBrusk and defenseman Kevan Miller were "under the weather" but are expected to play Wednesday, head coach Bruce Cassidy said, while Noel Acciari is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. "I suspect that he would play tomorrow, but we'll have a better idea on (Wednesday) morning," Cassidy said of Acciari.
The pick: Montreal head coach Claude Julien returns to Boston for the first time since he was fired by the Bruins last February. However, he faces a Boston team that is 9-0-3 in its last 12 and 18-3-4 in its last 25. Boton goalie Tuukka Rask has never had much success against Montreal (8-15-3 with a 2.52 goals-against average and .914 save percentage) but he's been 'on fire' as of late, entering on a 12-0-2 run. Meanwhile, Montreal's Carey Price is just 2-4-2 in his last eight starts. After going 37-20-5 (2.23 GAA & .923 SP) last season, he's 13-14-4 (2.95 GAA & .908 SP) this season. Let's make the Over a 10* play.
