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Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

The Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -190-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 2-1 loser at home against the Lightning. Bettors on Tampa Bay at +105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for Montreal, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Bruins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Bruins at -209 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Montreal:
Team record: 27-25-7 SU
Montreal is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 34-15-6 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games

Next up:
Montreal home to Dallas Saturday, February 15
Pittsburgh home to Detroit Sunday, February 16