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The Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Mellon Arena.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the Canadiens scored twice in the third period to come back and defeat the Penguins 3-2 on Thursday to even the Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece. The Canadiens won that game as +140 underdogs, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5) set by oddsmakers.
Tom Pyatt, Maxim Lapierre, and Brian Gionta tallied for the Canadiens. Max Talbot and Chris Kunitz answered for the Penguins.
Team records:
Montreal: 39-33-10
Pittsburgh: 47-28-7
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After a win are 4-6
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 7-3
After playing Montreal are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Montreal
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Montreal
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Montreal, Monday, May 10
The Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Mellon Arena.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the Canadiens scored twice in the third period to come back and defeat the Penguins 3-2 on Thursday to even the Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece. The Canadiens won that game as +140 underdogs, while the five goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5) set by oddsmakers.
Tom Pyatt, Maxim Lapierre, and Brian Gionta tallied for the Canadiens. Max Talbot and Chris Kunitz answered for the Penguins.
Team records:
Montreal: 39-33-10
Pittsburgh: 47-28-7
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After a win are 4-6
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 7-3
After playing Montreal are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Montreal
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Montreal
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Montreal, Monday, May 10