N.Y. Rangers @ MONTREAL
MONTREAL -1½ +204 over N.Y. Rangers

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Posted at 11:30 AM EST 

7:00 PM EST. The Rangers have won two of their last three games after a 1-6 start to the season. Like his counterpart in Montreal, Henrik Lundqvist has come under fire for his lackluster play and so the Rags will turn once again to Ondrej Pavelec, who started in their 5-2 win over the Coyotes. The Yotes were a lot better than that score would indicate (they outshot NYR, 27-25) but they could not get the stops when they needed them. Pavelec has played well in one of his three games this season and we doubt he is capable of putting up back to back quality starts. The fact the Rags are 21st in Corsi Against also doesn’t bode well for Pavelec.

The Canadiens were shut out 4-0 by the Kings and as the losses pile up so do the negative stories surrounding this team. The media influences public perception and between Carey Price’s sub .900 save percentage, the Alex Galchenyuk controversy and the compounding losses, you’d think the Habs were to total disarray but the reality is they are playing well, but are not getting the bounces. Montreal is an elite puck possession team with a Corsi For% of 55.5 just .03 back of first place Edmonton. The Canadiens have outshot their opponents in three straight games including 40-28 in that loss to the Kings. Prior to that game, we saw what happens when this team is firing on all cylinders when they beat the Panthers 5-1. While the Habs are doing just about everything right, their PDO (Save % + Shooting %), which can be boiled down to “puck luck” is not going right. Montreal is dead last at 88.0%, thus, a correction is coming. Carey Price was booed at home after that loss to Los Angeles but unlike the Canadiens faithful, we are not going to turn our backs on him just yet. If he and the Habs were getting the results for their effort, what would this line be? Price’s stock is at an all-time low, Montreal’s stock is also low but in reality, one would be hard pressed to find a team that is working harder or playing better than the Montreal Canadiens. This market buys results but we’ll continue to buy ingredients and get paid for doing so. Buy all the Montreal stock you can.

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MONTREAL -1½ +204 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 4.08)

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