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Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 3, 2025

Modified Apr 03, 2025 12:00 GMT

The Boston Bruins are on the road to play the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

Boston (30-36-9) is coming off a 4-3 home loss to Washington. Montreal (35-30-9) is coming off a 3-2 OT comeback win over Florida.

Bruins vs. Canadiens: Head-to-head & key stats

Boston is 296-353-103-11 all-time against Montreal
The Bruins are averaging 2.61 goals per game
Montreal is 19-12-5 at home
Boston is allowing 3.29 goals per game
The Canadiens are allowing 3.3 goals per game
The Bruins are 11-23-3 on the road
Montreal is averaging 2.98 goals per game

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens: Preview

Boston is rock bottom in the East and on a nine-game losing streak. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak (88 points), Pavel Zacha (45 points), Morgan Geekie (44 points) and Elias Lindholm (38 points).

The Boston Bruins are set to start Jeremy Swayman - who has a 20-27-6 record with a 3.12 GAA and a .892 SV%. In his career against Montreal, he maintains a 9-0-1 record with a 2.69 GAA and a .900 SV%.

Montreal, meanwhile, is coming off back-to-back wins over Florida and is in a playoff spot. The Canadiens are set to start Sam Montembeault (27-23-6 with a 2.90 GAA and a .899 SV%). In his career against Boston, Montembeault maintains a 2-6-1 record with a 4.61 GAA and a .876 SV%.

The Montreal Canadiens are led by Nick Suzuki (79 points), Cole Caufield (64 points), Lane Hutson (62 points) and Juraj Slafkovsky (47 points).

Bruins vs. Canadiens: Odds & Prediction

Boston is a +160 underdog while Montreal is a -192 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Bruins have been struggling; a big reason is their offense and lack of scoring, as well as Swayman's struggles in the cage.

Montreal is coming off back-to-back wins over the Panthers and the Habs should ride that momentum for a big win at home to continue their push for the playoffs.

Prediction: Canadiens 3, Bruins 1.

Bruins vs. Canadiens: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Montreal ML (-192)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+100)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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