Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Bell Centre

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The Boston Bruins travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +123 and the Canadiens at -136. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 14-9-3 and on the road they have a record of 9-2-2. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 85 goals and given up 75 goals for a point differential of +10. Montreal shows up with a record of 19-6-3 including 10-3-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 94 goals and surrendered 63 for a goal differential of +31.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 8 goals this season with 83 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. David Krejci has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 56 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 544 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 493 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 7 goals this season with 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 13 goals on 115 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Mike Condon has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 415 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 379 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have 31 total points this season. They have scored 84 goals while giving up 74 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 31%. The Bruins have allowed 100 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.67% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canadiens have a total of 41 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 99 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 93 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.62%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 13-12 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 15-9-2 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 18-9 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 14-7-6 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/08/15 LW Joonas Kemppainen Undisclosed is downgraded to expected to miss Wednesday vs. Montreal
11/04/15 RW David Pastrnak Foot out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/30/15 GO Carey Price Knee out 6 weeks
11/27/15 C Torrey Mitchell Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
11/22/15 RW Brendan Gallagher Finger out 4-6 weeks
10/06/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal

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