Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview
Game 16: Montreal Canadiens (7-8-2) at Boston Bruins (12-1-2)
Date: Saturday, November 18
Time: 7:00 pm
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
MON +1.5
BOS -1.5
O/U 6
Canadiens Notes:
The Canadiens have lost three in a row, including a 6-5 loss to Vegas after leading on three occasions. Montreal has struggled offensively, scoring 2.8 goals per game.
The Canadiens edged out the Bruins last time they met in overtime, 3-2 last Saturday. The Bruins held a 1-0 lead over Montreal until the third period, when they would fall behind 2-1 until Brad Marchand tied things up. But Kaiden Guhle ultimately got the extra point for the Canadiens and handed the Bruins an OT loss.
Bruins Notes:
Boston has a plus-20 goal differential and defeated Buffalo 5-2 Tuesday. The penalty kill for Boston is the best in the league at over 91 percent success rate. Bruins are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games.
Boston Bruins Lineup:
Marchand-Zacha-Pastrnak
Van Riemsdyk-Coyle-Frederic
Heinen-Poitras-DeBrusk
Lauko-Beecher-Steen
Lohrei-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Shattenkirk
Swayman
Ullmark
Montreal Canadiens Lineup:
Newhook-Suzuki-Anderson
Caufield-Dvorak-Slafkovsky
Pearson-Monahan-Gallagher
Ylonen-Evans-Pezzetta
Matheson-Barron
Guhle-Kovacevic
Xhekaj-Lindstrom
Allen
Montembeault
Players To Watch:
MON – Cole Caufield has five goals and 10 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
BOS – Pavel Zacha has scored five goals with seven assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
INJURIES: Bruins: Morgan Geekie: out (upper body), Milan Lucic: out (lower body and leave of absence), Matt Grzelcyk: out (upper body).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), David Savard: out (upper body), Arber Xhekaj: day to day (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: day to day (lower body).
Next game
MON – November 22 at Anaheim
BOS – November 20 at Tampa Bay
