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Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders
The Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at UBS Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -244-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.
New York was a 4-2 winner in its last match at home against the Rangers. They won as favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Montreal, they were a 9-3 winner as they battled the Flyers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Canadiens at +123 were rewarded, while the 12 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 30-36-12 SU
Montreal is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
Montreal is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
New York:
Team record: 36-27-15 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Montreal at Ottawa Saturday, April 13
New York at New York Saturday, April 13