Bruins vs Canadiens

The Habs deploy some lineup gymnastics in the season's first tilt with the Bruins.

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The Bruins sit at 78 points through 46 games, 12 ahead of the next-closest team in the league (both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes are tied at ...

1 Canadiens NHL Rank Bruins NHL Rank Only the 1929-30 Bruins have surpassed that mark, with a point percentage of 87.5% in 44 games. Canadiens Bruins

A prolific Eastern Conference showdown is on tap for this evening as the NHL's-best Boston Bruins take on the Montreal Canadiens. Join us for our NHL odds ...

All in all, Montreal is squaring off with one of the top offenses in all of hockey and it won’t matter much if they cannot make life even a little uncomfortable for this Boston attack. A big reason for this has been because of Linus Ullmark who is quickly establishing himself as arguably the top goalie in all of the NHL. If the Bruins are going to cover the spread, be on the lookout for their dominating ways in their ability to kill of opposing teams’ power plays. At first glance, Boston is an impressive 30-16 against the spread so far this year and do not look to be slowing down any time soon. The win was Montreal’s fourth victory in six games as they will look to pull of the huge upset later this evening. This usually isn’t often the case around the league, and winning by at least three goals could prove to be a difficult challenge even for a roster like the one that the Boston Bruins possess.

The Bruins extended their lead atop the NHL standings with Sunday's 4-0 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks, and have now won nine of 10 overall heading into ...

However, the Canadiens captain has scored just once over the past 16 games, and has recorded just two goals and no assists in eight career appearances against Boston. The Bruins have dominated in head-to-head action, topping the Habs in seven straight clashes, and have also earned the win in eight of their past nine visits to Montreal. The Canadiens are coming off an impressive 3-2 comeback victory over Toronto, and have won four of their past six home contests.

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[Taylor Hall](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5428/taylor-hall) and [David Krejci](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3343/david-krejci) also scored for Boston in the first game of the season between the rivals. [Kirby Dach](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4565224/kirby-dach) scored twice for Montreal, and Montembeault made 25 saves. We didn’t get the result but you need to be careful with how you measure success.” [David Pastrnak](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3114778/david-pastrnak) had an empty-netter in the final minute and added three assists. [Jeremy Swayman](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4712036/jeremy-swayman) made 19 saves to help the Bruins improve to 38-5-4. So, I always try to enjoy and make the most of it.”