Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
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Two of the most storied franchises in the NHL duke it out north of the border on Sunday afternoon, where the Boston Bruins (23-22-11, -$404) will meet the Montreal Canadiens (27-25-6, +$1,024). The B’s have been awful of late, losing ten straight games with just four points to show for it. As a result, they’ve slid all the way to the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture heading into Sunday. They haven’t won a game in regulation time since January 5th against Ottawa, which is their only regulation victory in 2010. Montreal has been headed in the opposition direction, as the Habs have picked up three straight NHL wagering victories.

Boston’s offense just has to pick up the pace at some point if it is going to make the playoffs in the crowded Eastern Conference. The unit is only scoring 2.3 goals per game, a number which just isn’t going to cut it. The Bruins’ 3-2 shootout loss at home to the Canucks on Saturday marked their ninth straight game in which they failed to score more than two goals in a game. That’s putting a ton of pressure on Gs Tuukka Rask and Tim Thomas. The two both have solid GAAs on the season (Rusk is at 2.11, while Thomas has a 2.52 GAA), but because they are constantly being left out to dry by their offense, they both have subpar records. C Patrice Bergeron is the only person on this team to have more than 30 points on the season.

Montreal’s offense hasn’t exactly been anything to write home about either at 2.5 goals per game, but at least the Habs can say that they’ve recorded three straight games with at least three goals scored. Special teams are where this squad really excels. Montreal is converting on 25.0% of its power plays this year, which is #2 in the NHL, while its penalty kill is doing the job on 83.7% of its attempts, good enough for seventh. C Tomas Plekanec is coming off of a solid three point performance against the Penguins on Saturday. He leads the team with 43 assists and 58 points.

Just three days ago, these teams met in Boston, with the Habs winning 3-2 in a shootout. It marked the third straight time that the Canadiens have beaten the boys from Beantown. If there’s anything that hockey betting fans of the Bruins can bank on in this one, it’s that their squad is 28-11 in its L/39 games against the Northeast Division.

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