Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
- The Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens will meet at the Bell Centre on Monday night in the third game of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Marc Savard scored twice and added two assists Saturday night, as the Bruins defeated the Canadiens 5-1 and now lead the series 2-0. The Bruins won the game as -240 favorites, and the six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Michael Ryder, Chuck Kobasew, and Shane Hnidy added the other markers for the Bruins. Tim Thomas kicked away 30 shots for the victory.
Alexei Kovalev potted the only goal for the Canadiens.
Team records:
Boston: 53-19-10
Montreal: 41-30-11
Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Montreal are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Monday are 9-1
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Montreal home to Boston, Wednesday, April 22
- The Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens will meet at the Bell Centre on Monday night in the third game of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Marc Savard scored twice and added two assists Saturday night, as the Bruins defeated the Canadiens 5-1 and now lead the series 2-0. The Bruins won the game as -240 favorites, and the six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Michael Ryder, Chuck Kobasew, and Shane Hnidy added the other markers for the Bruins. Tim Thomas kicked away 30 shots for the victory.
Alexei Kovalev potted the only goal for the Canadiens.
Team records:
Boston: 53-19-10
Montreal: 41-30-11
Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Montreal are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Monday are 9-1
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Montreal home to Boston, Wednesday, April 22