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Thursday, February 4
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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets
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Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins (-160, 5)
Hockey rivalries can fuel some very ugly scenes. And when these Original 6 foes meet in Boston Thursday, NHL bettors should expect an ugly finish. Montreal and Boston have both struggled to score in recent games.
The Canadiens have averaged just 1.5 goals in their last four games. They are just 1-3 and have played under the total in all four contests including Tuesday’s grimy 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks - their first game since second-leading scorer Michael Cammalleri went down with a knee injury.
"I'm not going to say we're a better team without him, but maybe it forces guys to play a bit more of a simple game because we've got one less skill guy in there," forward Mathieu Darche told the Globe and Mail. "It's going to get done with hard work and playing more of a north-south game."
The Bruins are fresh off a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals Tuesday, which marked the seventh straight time they’ve scored two or less goals. Boston is sliding on an eight-game skid, having averaged just over a goal per game in that span and playing under the number in five of those contests.
Pick: Under
Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators (-105, 5.5)
Two of the hottest clubs in hockey meet in Canada’s capital Thursday night.
The Canucks, who had a seven-game winning streak snapped by Montreal Tuesday, come to Ottawa to face a Senators squad that, heading into Tuesday’s showdown with Buffalo, had won nine games in a row.
Vancouver has built its lead in the Northwest Division with solid play at home. Life on the road, however, has not been as kind to the Canucks. They post a 11-12-0-1 record away from GM Place, picking up more than 63 percent of their losses on the road.
"It got away from us," Alex Burrows told reporters following Tuesday’s defeat. "It was freewheeling, a lot of rushes, and no whistles. There were a lot of odd-man rushes. We just didn't compete hard enough in our own end and turned the puck over way too many times which led to those odd-man rushes."
Vancouver, which averages 3.5 goals at home, is scoring just 2.8 goals per road game while allowing host opponents to find the twine almost a goal more than when playing at home.
Pick: Ottawa
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Thursday, February 4
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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets
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Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins (-160, 5)
Hockey rivalries can fuel some very ugly scenes. And when these Original 6 foes meet in Boston Thursday, NHL bettors should expect an ugly finish. Montreal and Boston have both struggled to score in recent games.
The Canadiens have averaged just 1.5 goals in their last four games. They are just 1-3 and have played under the total in all four contests including Tuesday’s grimy 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks - their first game since second-leading scorer Michael Cammalleri went down with a knee injury.
"I'm not going to say we're a better team without him, but maybe it forces guys to play a bit more of a simple game because we've got one less skill guy in there," forward Mathieu Darche told the Globe and Mail. "It's going to get done with hard work and playing more of a north-south game."
The Bruins are fresh off a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals Tuesday, which marked the seventh straight time they’ve scored two or less goals. Boston is sliding on an eight-game skid, having averaged just over a goal per game in that span and playing under the number in five of those contests.
Pick: Under
Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators (-105, 5.5)
Two of the hottest clubs in hockey meet in Canada’s capital Thursday night.
The Canucks, who had a seven-game winning streak snapped by Montreal Tuesday, come to Ottawa to face a Senators squad that, heading into Tuesday’s showdown with Buffalo, had won nine games in a row.
Vancouver has built its lead in the Northwest Division with solid play at home. Life on the road, however, has not been as kind to the Canucks. They post a 11-12-0-1 record away from GM Place, picking up more than 63 percent of their losses on the road.
"It got away from us," Alex Burrows told reporters following Tuesday’s defeat. "It was freewheeling, a lot of rushes, and no whistles. There were a lot of odd-man rushes. We just didn't compete hard enough in our own end and turned the puck over way too many times which led to those odd-man rushes."
Vancouver, which averages 3.5 goals at home, is scoring just 2.8 goals per road game while allowing host opponents to find the twine almost a goal more than when playing at home.
Pick: Ottawa
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