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Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadiens meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Canadiens as -172-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Canucks were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at +153 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vancouver:
Team record: 16-16-2 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 8 games
Vancouver is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 13-8-9 SU
Montreal is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Vancouver home to Winnipeg Monday, March 22
Montreal home to Edmonton Monday, March 22