Habs have Lost Five of Last Six
The Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins will renew the NHL’s greatest rivalry at the TD Garden on Sunday. Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game’s total opened at 5. Boston won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Vancouver Canucks on February 11. Bettors who backed the Bruins at -205 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Bruins have won two straight since assistant Bruce Cassidy took over as the interim coach after the firing of of Claude Julien. Montreal lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the St. Louis Blues on February 11. Bettors who backed the Blues at +112 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Habs have won nine straight games in the Boston area, eight at TD Garden and one at Gillette Stadium in last year’s Winter Classic. The last Boston win over Montreal in Boston came back on Jan. 12, 2012.Betting Odds Trends
| Montreal Canadiens | ||
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| Montreal is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games | ||
| Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games | ||
| Montreal is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games on the road | ||
| Montreal is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road | ||
| Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal’s last 6 games on the road | ||
| Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston | ||
| Montreal is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Boston | ||
| Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston | ||
Boston Bruins |
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| Boston is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games | ||
| Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games | ||
| Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home | ||
| Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games at home | ||
| Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal | ||
| Boston is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Montreal | ||
| Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston’s last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal | ||