Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Bell Centre

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The Boston Bruins travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Bruins at +129 and the Canadiens at -143. The over/under has been set at 5.

Boston comes into this matchup having played 44 games. They have an overall record of 23-16-5 and on the road they have a record of 13-5-3. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 133 goals and given up 116 goals for a point differential of +17. Montreal shows up with a record of 23-19-4 including 12-8-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 128 goals and surrendered 118 for a goal differential of +10.

Patrice Bergeron has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Bruins. He has 17 goals this season with 153 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Loui Eriksson has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 15 goals on 92 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Tuukka Rask has 15 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Bruins. He has had 931 shots against him and has given up 79 goals. He has made 852 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 9 goals this season with 109 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 25 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 10% by scoring 19 goals on 181 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Mike Condon has 12 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 718 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 652 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Bruins have 51 total points this season. They have scored 131 goals while giving up 115 goals. They have had 119 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. The Bruins have allowed 150 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.44% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 28 power play goals on 154 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Bruins have a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 117 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.65%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Boston Bruins Betting Trends

The Boston Bruins are 21-21 straight up

The Boston Bruins are 19-21-4 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 21-23 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 21-18-6 against the over/under

Boston Bruins Injuries

12/28/15 C David Krejci Shoulder out indefinitely
11/03/15 C Chris Kelly Leg expected to miss 6-8 months
01/16/16 RW David Pastrnak Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs Montreal
01/06/16 D Adam McQuaid Concussion out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/26/15 D Tom Gilbert Lower Body out indefinitely
01/08/16 GO Carey Price Knee expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Boston

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