Boston at Montreal

Boston has beaten the Canadiens 21 of the past 27 meetings and 10 of 12 at Montreal and the Bruins are 47-22 against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins routed the Canadiens 9-4 on Jan. 20 while scoring four unanswered third-period goals. Montreal has lost seven of its past 10 games although it did get a 3-0 win over Columbus on Tuesday with Cayden Primeau earning a shutout with 41 saves. Sam Montembeault is confirmed for this game and he is 13-12-5 with a 3.14 goals-against average. Linus Ullmark is likely for Boston with a 17-7-7 mark and a 2.72 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. The Canadiens are 12-40 their past 52 games versus Atlantic Division teams and they have lost 39 of 51 Thursday games. Take the Bruins as a Max Play.