Thursday will feature a projected lopsided NHL outing between the home favorite Boston Bruins (0-1, -305 on the moneyline to win) and the Montreal Canadiens (1-0, +245 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
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Bruins vs. Canadiens Betting Lines
- Favorite: Bruins (-305)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+245)
- Over/under: 6
Bruins vs. Canadiens Quick Facts
- In 43 of 95 games last season, Boston and its opponent combined to finish above 6 goals.
- Montreal played 47 games last season that finished with more than 6 goals.
- These two teams scored six goals per game combined, zero more than this one’s over/under.
- Combined, these teams allowed 6.1 goals per game, 0.1 more than this one’s total.
- The Bruins were 13th in goals scored in the league, and the Canadiens were 26th.
- The Bruins were fifth in the league in goals conceded, and the Canadiens were 26th.
Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Bruins Season Stat Insights
- The Bruins’ 263 total goals (3.2 per game) made them the 13th-ranked scoring team in the league last season.
- Boston allowed 221 total goals (2.7 per game), the fifth-fewest in league play.
- They had the league’s 10th-best goal differential at +42.
- The 54 power-play goals Boston scored last season ranked 15th in the NHL (on 243 chances).
- The Bruins were 14th in the league with a 22.22% power-play conversion rate.
- Boston scored seven shorthanded goals last season (12th among all NHL teams).
- The Bruins had the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (82.46%).
- The Bruins won 49.5% of their faceoffs (21st in the NHL)
- Boston had an 11% shooting percentage, which ranked eighth in the league.
- The Bruins did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 27.5 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Moneyline
- The Bruins put together a 41-32 record when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- In games when it was a moneyline favorite with odds of -305 or shorter, Boston had a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
- The Bruins have a 75.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Bruins Leaders
- David Pastrnak was one of Boston’s leading contributors last season (110 total points), having registered 47 goals and 63 assists.
- Brad Marchand had 67 points (0.8 per game), scoring 29 goals and adding 38 assists.
- Charlie Coyle’s 60 points came from 25 goals and 35 assists.
- Joonas Korpisalo had a record of 21-26-4. He conceded 168 goals (3.3 goals against average) and recorded 1354 saves with an .890 save percentage (54th in the league).
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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canadiens Season Stats Insights
- The Canadiens’ 232 goals last season (2.8 per game) ranked them 26th in the NHL.
- Montreal conceded 281 total goals (3.4 per game), 26th in the NHL.
- They had the 28th-ranked goal differential in the league at -49.
- Montreal had 44 power-play goals (on 252 chances), 25th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens scored on 17.46% of their power plays, No. 27 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, Montreal had seven.
- At 76.53%, the Canadiens had the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canadiens won 51.5% of faceoffs, 10th-best in the NHL.
- The 10.2% shooting percentage of Montreal was 14th in the league.
- The Canadiens did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 22 hits and 17.9 blocked shots per game.
Canadiens Moneyline Insights
- Last season the Canadiens were an underdog 75 times, and won 24, or 32.0%, of those games.
- Montreal had a record of 1-4 in games when bookmakers pegged it as an underdog of at least +245 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win by the Canadiens, based on the moneyline, is 29.0%.
Canadiens Leaders
- Nicholas Suzuki racked up 77 points (0.9 per game) for Montreal last season, with 33 goals and 44 assists in 82 games (playing 21:15 per game).
- Cole Caufield helped lead the attack for Montreal last season with 28 goals and 37 assists.
- Michael Matheson’s 11 goals and 51 assists added up to 62 points.
- Samuel Montembeault had a .903 save percentage (36th in the league) last season, allowing 127 goals (3.1 goals against average). He compiled a 16-15-9 record.
