The Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens have one of the most storied and bitter rivalries in all of sports. The two teams will renew that rivalry Thursday night when the Bruins host the Canadiens in Game 1 of the opening round playoff series.
The Bruins are a -180 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 5 in NHL Betting at JustBet.
Boston and Montreal have played in more combined regular season and postseason games than any two teams in NHL history. Thursday?s game will mark the beginning of the 33rd playoff meeting between the two clubs.
Boston finished the season with the better record and will have home ice advantage as the No. 3 seed in the East. The Bruins are led by Vezina Trophy frontrunner Tim Thomas. The goaltender led the NHL in both goals-against average (2.00) and save percentage (.938). He was a big part of the Bruins finishing with the second-best goals-against average in the league at 2.3.
The Bruins aren?t just a defensive team, though. Only four teams in the league averaged more goals per game than the Bruins did (3.0). Milan Lucic led the team in goals at 30 for the season, and he was joined by three other teammates that scored at least 20 goals. David Krejci led the team with 62 points.
Although Boston finished with the better record, Montreal beat the Bruins in four out of six games. The Canadiens didn?t fare well in their most recent game with the Bruins, however, as Boston beat them in a 7-0 blowout on Mar. 24.
Carey Price will be in the net for the Canadiens. He tied with Vancouver?s Roberto Luongo for the most wins in the regular season at 38.
The Bruins are a -180 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 5 in NHL Betting at JustBet.
Boston and Montreal have played in more combined regular season and postseason games than any two teams in NHL history. Thursday?s game will mark the beginning of the 33rd playoff meeting between the two clubs.
Boston finished the season with the better record and will have home ice advantage as the No. 3 seed in the East. The Bruins are led by Vezina Trophy frontrunner Tim Thomas. The goaltender led the NHL in both goals-against average (2.00) and save percentage (.938). He was a big part of the Bruins finishing with the second-best goals-against average in the league at 2.3.
The Bruins aren?t just a defensive team, though. Only four teams in the league averaged more goals per game than the Bruins did (3.0). Milan Lucic led the team in goals at 30 for the season, and he was joined by three other teammates that scored at least 20 goals. David Krejci led the team with 62 points.
Although Boston finished with the better record, Montreal beat the Bruins in four out of six games. The Canadiens didn?t fare well in their most recent game with the Bruins, however, as Boston beat them in a 7-0 blowout on Mar. 24.
Carey Price will be in the net for the Canadiens. He tied with Vancouver?s Roberto Luongo for the most wins in the regular season at 38.
