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New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens
The New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Canadiens as -335-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Canadiens were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Predators. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Maple Leafs on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -148 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 2-3-1 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
Montreal:
Team record: 4-1-0 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Montreal is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
New York home to Minnesota Monday, October 20
Montreal home to Buffalo Monday, October 20