Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Picks & Odds | 12 Nov 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 1 hour ago | Last Updated: Nov 12, 00:56 | 6 min read

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Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins Predictions

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Bruins Moneyline @ -128

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Bruins to Get the Better of Canadiens

There is a strong case that the Bruins will end up winning and that means wagering them on the Moneyline. You can get a tempting -128 that the home team overcome the Canadiens.

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Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins Preview

The Montreal Canadiens go up against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, November 12.

Montreal Canadiens have enjoyed five consecutive road victories. They lost 2-1 (OT) in their previous game at home to Minnesota Wild at Bell Centre. Habs racked up 28 shots and Nick Suzuki bagged the only goal.

Boston Bruins won their last game 4-1, making it seven home wins on the bounce. This was recorded at TD Garden against Florida Panthers. There were four different goalscorers including John-Jason Peterka. Goalie Jeremy Swayman had a great game and ended up with 41 saves (.976).

H2H: 7 Wins for Bruins in Last 10 H2H Encounters

The last encounter between the Habs and the Bruins saw the former win. It was a 3-2 scoreline at Bell Centre. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Bruins have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Jacob Fowler (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
26/27	8-1-2	2.2	.925	2
25/26	9-6-2	2.5	.907	1

Jeremy Swayman (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
26/27	9-3-1	2.2	.920	1
25/26	33-22-4	2.7	.907	2

Montreal Canadiens – Last 10 Games

7 wins and 0 overtime losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 10.3% powerplay efficiency. The Habs have been giving up 2.5 goals from 29.8 shots, averaging 4.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.6%.

Cole Caufield is the top points scorer with 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, with Lane Hutson racking up 10 points, 1 goal and 9 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Jacob Fowler have a 2.13 goal against average with a .934 save percentage, including one shutout.

Boston Bruins – Last 10 Games

The Bruins have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.7 goals from 28.1 shots on goal, with a 8.9% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.3 goals from 28.0 shots, averaging 4.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.7%.

The top points scorer is David Pastrnak with 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists, while Pavel Zacha is next in line after having 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 2.39 GAA with a .911 SV%.

Best Bet

The pick is that Bruins will outscore their opponents, with -128 currently available that the home team win this NHL clash. That looks a price worth taking on this value selection.

Key stats supporting our main match prediction:

Bruins have won 7 consecutive games at home.
Bruins have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
Bruins have won 14 of their last 20 games.
Bruins have won 7 of their last 10 games against Canadiens.

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Bruins Moneyline Probability

Based on the odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 56.2% likelihood of our pick delivering a return. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. This is why we can recommend this hockey wager.

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Same Game Parlay Pick

Moneyline Bruins

Totals Under 6.5

Highest Scoring Period Second Period

We’ve got a same game parlay with three options: the Bruins on the moneyline, Under 6.5 and the second period to feature the most goals.

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Correct Score Prediction

Canadiens

2 - 3 Bruins logo

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We’re betting on the Bruins to secure a 3-2 winning scoreline. Odds of +850 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

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Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest Bruins Victory

With a 56% chance of securing victory, Boston Bruins are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -128. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Montreal Canadiens are trading at +106.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of +106.

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Last 5 Games

Canadiens

NHL: 11/11 Wild2 Canadiens 1
NHL: 08/11 Canadiens4 Maple Leafs 2
NHL: 06/11 Mammoth4 Canadiens 5
NHL: 04/11 Jets5 Canadiens 4
NHL: 01/11 Penguins4 Canadiens 5

Bruins

NHL: 08/11 Panthers1 Bruins 4
NHL: 06/11 Bruins6 Penguins 2
NHL: 03/11 Golden Knights2 Bruins 3
NHL: 31/10 Blackhawks4 Bruins 5
NHL: 30/10 Bruins1 Blues 4

Head to Head

Montreal vs Boston

NHL: 18/03 2026 Bruins 2 Canadiens 3
NHL: 25/01 2026 Canadiens 3 Bruins 4
NHL: 24/12 2025 Canadiens 6 Bruins 2
NHL: 16/11 2025 Bruins 3 Canadiens 2
NHL: 04/04 2025 Bruins 1 Canadiens 4
NHL: 01/12 2024 Canadiens 3 Bruins 6
NHL: 11/10 2024 Canadiens 4 Bruins 6
NHL: 15/03 2024 Bruins 2 Canadiens 1
NHL: 21/01 2024 Canadiens 4 Bruins 9
NHL: 19/11 2023 Canadiens 2 Bruins 5

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Montreal Canadiens Stats

Boston Bruins Stats

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.00 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.20 pts and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.00 goals and allowed 2.10 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 26.5
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11.4
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 31.6
Hits: 18.8
Giveaways: 17.3
Takeaways: 4.2

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 23.3
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.2
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 29.1
Hits: 19.9
Giveaways: 16.3
Takeaways: 4.3

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.5
Shots: 28.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.9
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 14.8
Blocks: 12.2
Faceoff Wins : 34.5
Hits: 18.5
Giveaways: 16.9
Takeaways: 3.8

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 5.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 19.3
Blocks: 11.5
Faceoff Wins : 33.6
Hits: 23.5
Giveaways: 16.4
Takeaways: 4.1

Team News

Montreal Canadiens Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
48	Lane Hutson	18	24.97	3	15	18	8
13	Cole Caufield	18	18.39	11	6	17	6
14	Nick Suzuki	12	21.07	7	9	16	10

20	Juraj Slafkovsky	18	18.1	2	10	12	1
17	Josh Anderson	17	14.35	7	3	10	7
22	Chris Kreider	18	13.58	3	6	9	3
15	Alex Newhook	18	16.31	5	4	9	-1
53	Noah Dobson	18	21.09	0	8	8	1
76	Zachary Bolduc	18	14.19	6	2	8	2
24	Phillip Danault	18	17.1	1	5	6	4
45	Alexandre Carrier	18	20.76	1	5	6	5
71	Jake Evans	18	15.38	2	4	6	3
77	Kirby Dach	16	11.04	1	5	6	2
21	Kaiden Guhle	14	23.22	2	4	6	4
85	Alexandre Texier	18	13.38	2	3	5	-1
8	Mike Matheson	8	23.76	1	3	4	1
72	Arber Xhekaj	17	11.88	1	2	3	0
63	Florian Xhekaj	7	7.89	1	2	3	-1
62	Owen Beck	6	8.97	1	2	3	0
42	Adam Engstroem	12	11.43	1	1	2	6
91	Oliver Kapanen	11	11.99	1	1	2	4
93	Ivan Demidov	2	15.6	1	1	2	0
64	David Reinbacher	1	9.2	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
75	Jakub Dobes	7	4.04	0.847
32	Jacob Fowler	11	2.14	0.925
35	Sam Montembeault	-	-	-

Boston Bruins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
88	David Pastrnak	18	20.47	8	16	24	8
28	Elias Lindholm	18	17.16	7	8	15	7
39	Morgan Geekie	18	16.73	5	9	14	5

10	John-Jason Peterka	18	17.61	5	9	14	12
18	Pavel Zacha	17	19.31	5	9	14	7
93	Fraser Minten	18	16.51	6	6	12	11
44	James Hagens	17	13.34	6	6	12	7
11	Casey Mittelstadt	18	14.37	5	5	10	10
73	Charlie McAvoy	12	24.41	1	8	9	10
47	Mark Kastelic	18	10.82	3	4	7	3
51	Matthew Poitras	13	9.69	4	3	7	3
92	Marat Khusnutdinov	18	13.85	3	3	6	5
6	Mason Lohrei	18	17.87	3	3	6	4
27	Hampus Lindholm	18	20.49	1	4	5	15
84	Tanner Jeannot	18	10.97	1	4	5	5
91	Nikita Zadorov	17	19.31	0	5	5	7
42	Frederic Brunet	12	16.33	1	4	5	5
17	Will Borgen	18	19.12	2	2	4	18
75	Connor Clifton	7	19.71	0	1	1	-1
81	Michael Eyssimont	1	8.2	1	0	1	1
52	Sean Kuraly	6	12.42	0	0	0	2
45	Jonathan Aspirot	6	15.92	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
30	Michael DiPietro	5	2.2	0.925
1	Jeremy Swayman	13	2.21	0.92

Injuries & Suspensions

Montreal Canadiens Injury Table

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Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Boston Bruins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Montreal Canadiens Lineups

10 Nov NHL

Wild 2-1 Canadiens

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	19	14	3	2	30	0.789	13	14	78	45	33	6-1-1	8-2-1	0-1	7-3	2W
2 New Jersey	19	13	6	0	26	0.684	8	12	68	55	13	8-2-0	5-4-0	1-0	8-2	1L
3 NY Rangers	20	11	8	1	23	0.575	11	11	59	56	3	8-2-0	3-6-1	0-0	5-5	1W
4 Washington	16	10	6	0	20	0.625	8	10	56	53	3	7-4-0	3-2-0	0-0	7-3	2W
5 NY Islanders	17	7	6	4	18	0.529	5	6	49	52	-3	4-3-2	3-3-2	1-2	4-6	4L
6 Philadelphia	21	5	10	6	16	0.381	5	5	47	69	-22	3-4-3	2-6-3	0-1	3-7	1L
7 Columbus	16	7	9	0	14	0.438	2	5	41	51	-10	6-4-0	1-5-0	2-0	4-6	2L
8 Pittsburgh	18	6	10	2	14	0.389	3	5	58	65	-7	4-3-1	2-7-1	1-1	3-7	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	18	13	4	1	27	0.75	10	12	68	41	27	8-1-0	5-3-1	1-0	7-3	4W
2 Tampa Bay	18	12	4	2	26	0.722	10	12	71	56	15	8-0-0	4-4-2	0-1	6-4	1W
3 Montreal	18	11	3	4	26	0.722	7	9	62	55	7	5-2-3	6-1-1	2-0	7-3	1L
4 Ottawa	19	11	6	2	24	0.632	9	9	60	57	3	6-2-1	5-4-1	2-0	5-5	1L
5 Florida	19	10	7	2	22	0.579	8	10	60	56	4	4-2-0	6-5-2	0-0	5-5	1W
6 Buffalo	18	8	7	3	19	0.528	6	8	53	65	-12	4-6-0	4-1-3	0-1	4-6	2L
7 Toronto	20	8	10	2	18	0.45	7	8	67	70	-3	4-7-1	4-3-1	0-1	4-6	4L
8 Detroit	19	7	9	3	17	0.447	5	5	51	59	-8	4-5-1	3-4-2	2-2	4-6	4L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Minnesota	20	13	3	4	30	0.75	12	13	65	44	21	5-0-2	8-3-2	0-0	7-3	1W
2 Nashville	19	10	4	5	25	0.658	8	9	59	53	6	6-3-2	4-1-3	1-3	7-3	6W
3 Colorado	19	11	6	2	24	0.632	11	11	78	59	19	7-1-2	4-5-0	0-1	6-4	2W
4 Dallas	17	10	5	2	22	0.647	7	9	49	41	8	6-4-0	4-1-2	1-2	7-3	1W
5 Utah	19	10	8	1	21	0.553	8	10	66	68	-2	4-2-0	6-6-1	0-0	4-6	3L
6 Winnipeg	19	8	8	3	19	0.5	7	8	53	65	-12	5-4-1	3-4-2	0-0	4-6	4W
7 St Louis	18	8	8	2	18	0.5	8	8	53	55	-2	5-2-1	3-6-1	0-0	5-5	1W
8 Chicago	18	4	13	1	9	0.25	3	4	39	76	-37	4-5-0	0-8-1	0-0	1-9	6L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Edmonton	20	14	3	3	31	0.775	11	13	81	58	23	7-3-2	7-0-1	1-2	6-4	3W
2 Vegas	20	13	5	2	28	0.7	11	12	69	54	15	7-3-0	6-2-2	1-1	5-5	4W
3 Anaheim	19	10	8	1	21	0.553	9	10	71	70	1	3-5-1	7-3-0	0-0	6-4	1L
4 Seattle	16	9	6	1	19	0.594	6	7	57	57	0	5-3-0	4-3-1	2-0	5-5	1L
5 Calgary	19	8	10	1	17	0.447	7	8	47	66	-19	6-5-0	2-5-1	0-0	5-5	1L
6 San Jose	20	8	11	1	17	0.425	2	6	51	71	-20	4-5-0	4-6-1	2-1	3-7	1W
7 LA Kings	16	5	9	2	12	0.375	3	5	45	55	-10	2-6-0	3-3-2	0-0	5-5	2L
8 Vancouver	20	3	16	1	7	0.175	1	3	56	90	-34	1-8-0	2-8-1	0-0	1-9	6L