The Boston Bruins (20-16-1) have -120 moneyline odds to win when they host an expected close game against the Montreal Canadiens (19-12-5), who have +100 moneyline odds. The contest on Tuesday begins at 7 p.m. ET from TD Garden on ESPN+.

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Bruins vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

• Favorite: Bruins (-120)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+100)
• Over/under: 6.5

Bruins vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

• Boston and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 21 of 37 matches (56.8%) so far this season.
• In 58.3% of Montreal’s previous games this season (21/36), the teams combined to score more than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.4, is 0.1 less than Tuesday’s over/under.
• The 6.5 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.0 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stat Insights

• The Bruins score the fifth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 118 this season.
• Boston is ranked 24th in NHL action in goals against this season, having given up 119 (3.2 per game).
• Their goal differential (-1) ranks them 14th in the NHL.
• Boston’s 28 power-play goals this season are the sixth-most in the NHL (on 109 chances).
• The Bruins have the NHL’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate at 25.69%.
• Boston has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Bruins rank 19th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 79.56%.
• The Bruins’ players have posted the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 51.9%.
• Boston connects on 11.8% of its shots, ranking fourth in the NHL.
• The Bruins average 24.8 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline

• Boston has won three of its six games as a favorite this season.
• In three games with moneyline odds lower than -120, the Bruins have one win.
• The moneyline odds say Boston has a 54.5% chance of winning this game.

Bruins Leaders

• Morgan Geekie: 25 goals and 14 assists
• David Pastrnak: 14 goals and 24 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 10 goals and 16 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 14-9-1 record, .906 save percentage, 68 goals given up

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

• The Canadiens have scored the eighth-most goals (115 goals, 3.2 per game) in the league.
• Montreal has given up 119 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 24th.
• Their -4 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• Montreal has recorded 25 power-play goals this season, which are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 97 chances).
• The Canadiens have a 25.77% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 6 percentage.
• Montreal has scored three shorthanded goals.
• The 77.59% of opponent power plays the Canadiens kill is the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Canadiens have the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.4%).
• Montreal is shooting 12.7% (second in the league).
• The Canadiens have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

• The Canadiens have been an underdog in 19 games this season, with nine upset wins (47.4%).
• Montreal is 8-7 when it is the underdog by +100 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Canadiens, implied from the moneyline, is 50.0%.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: 10 goals and 30 assists
• Cole Caufield: 17 goals and 18 assists
• Lane Hutson: five goals and 27 assists
• Jakub Dobes: 12-5-3 record, .893 save percentage, 55 goals conceded