Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/23/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+310) Bruins (-400)

TD Garden is where the Boston Bruins (54-11-5) will go up against the Montreal Canadiens (28-37-6) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Canadiens at +310 and the Bruins are sitting at -400. The over/under is set at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 victory over the Lightning in their last outing. Montreal accounted for 6 minutes in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. The Canadiens were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in this victory. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 20 shots they tried.

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Montreal Canadiens opponents have totaled 233 power play opportunities (9th in professional hockey) and have notched 65 goals in those chances. The Canadiens so far have had 2,420 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .892. Montreal has taken 1,940 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.2%. When at even strength, the Canadiens have conceded 197 goals while scoring 163 on the offensive side of the ice. Montreal has 206 power play chances and they have notched 34 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 16.50%. For the year, they have tallied 62 points and their points percentage comes in at .437. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Montreal Canadiens have accumulated 197 goals (27th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have allowed 262.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jake Allen. Allen has participated in 393 contests during his pro hockey career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 182-149-38 and he has gotten the start in 372 games. The opposition has racked up 993 goals versus Allen in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.70. Allen has seen 10,902 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 9,909 saves. His save percentage is at .909 for his 22,084 minutes played. Over the course of his career, Allen has 197 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .530.

Their last time out, Boston faced the Senators in an outing where the Bruins earned a victory by a final score of 2-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those tries. The Bruins notched 2 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they were seeking.

So far this season, the Boston Bruins have 263 goals, 113 points, as well as a points percentage of .807. They have permitted 148 goals to be scored by way of 115 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Bruins are sitting with 210 goals at even strength and 53 goals (8th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 236 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 22.46%. Boston has attempted 2,305 shots (10th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 11.41%, while allowing the opposition 2,081 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 85.96% on their oppositions 235 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 92.9%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Linus Ullmark in net. Ullmark has compiled a lifetime record of 111-62-16 and has participated in 201 games. Ullmark's quality start percentage is 62.2% and he has 120 quality starts in his professional career. He has accrued 5,472 stops out of 5,958 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .918. His opponents are averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has conceded 486 goals altogether. He has started in 193 games and has played for a total of 11,535 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal (+310)

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