Bruins-Canadiens Game Preview With Projected Lines

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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

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