Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Picks and Prediction for Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an Atlantic Division and Original Six tilt on the ice when the Montreal Canadiens take on the Boston Bruins Tuesday night up in Beantown and we have the inside scoop with our Canadiens vs. Bruins prediction. Montreal split a home-and-home set with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Penguins in the Steel City. Boston suffered a 6-2 road defeat at the hands of Ottawa Sunday night in their previous contest. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Bruins own an 8-1-1 advantage, including a 3-2 win on the road in the first meeting this season November 15. Read more about this Canadiens vs. Bruins prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Canadiens Looking to Gain Ground in Atlantic Division Race
Montreal took three of four points over the weekend in a home-and-home set with the slumping Penguins but fell in a shootout on the road Sunday night. The Canadiens fell to 19-12-5 and stand second in the Atlantic Division standings entering Monday, two points behind Detroit for the top spot. Montreal stands tied for 8th in the league in offensive production with 3.19 goals per game on the season. The Canadiens are 24th in goals against as they allow an average of 3.41 goals per contest. Montreal is 6th in the league in power play success by cashing in 25.8% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Canadiens are 22nd in penalty killing by successfully getting through 77.6% of their shorthanded situations this season.
Against Pittsburgh, Montreal managed to earn a point Sunday on the road but couldn’t get the second one as they fell in a shootout. The Canadiens were outshot 14-8 in the opening period and trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes of play. Oliver Kapanen opened the scoring with his 11th goal of the season at 7:31 off assists from Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov. Montreal allowed the tying goal 27 seconds later and the go-ahead goal later in the stanza to trail. In the second period, the Canadiens were outshot 14-8 with both teams scoring once, leaving them down 3-2 at the second intermission. Demidov tied the game with his eighth goal of the year at 3:54 off assists from Slafkovsky and Kapanen. The Canadiens gave up the go-ahead goal later in the period. In the third period, Montreal owned a 6-2 advantage in shots and tallied the lone goal of the period to even the score at the end of regulation. Noah Dobson knotted the score with his sixth goal of the year at 4:04 off assists from Sammy Blais and Mike Matheson. In overtime, Montreal held a 3-1 shot edge with neither team scoring, keeping things level after 65 minutes of play. During the shootout, Cole Caufield tallied a goal for Montreal but Pittsburgh tallied twice to send them to defeat. Jakub Dobes made 28 saves for the Canadiens, who were outshot 31-25, in the loss. Jacob Fowler (2-1-1, 2.49 GAA, .915 save percentage, shutout) gets the start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Canadiens:
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- Defenseman Kaiden Guhle (lower body) is out.
- Right wing Patrik Laine (core) is out.
- Center Alex Newhook (ankle) is out.
- Center Kirby Dach (foot) is out.
- Center Jake Evans (lower body) is out.
- Goaltender Sam Montembeault (not injury related) is out.
- Center Philip Danault (illness) is day-to-day.
Boston Trying to Get Back in Win Column
Boston dropped their third straight and their fourth in the last five games as they were drubbed by Ottawa Sunday night at home. The Bruins entered Monday 20-16-1 on the season and stood tied for third in the Atlantic Division, four points behind Detroit for the top spot. Boston is tied for 8th in the league in scoring as they average 3.19 goals per game on the season. The Bruins are 23rd in goals against as they allow 3.22 goals per contest. Boston is 7th in power play success as they have cashed in 25.7% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Bruins are 20th in penalty killing as they successfully navigate through 79.6% of their shorthanded situations on the season.
Against Ottawa, Boston was hammered soundly on home ice to suffer a third straight defeat. The Bruins were outshot 11-5 in the opening period of play and trailed 3-1 on the scoreboard at the first intermission. Boston gave up the opening goal 90 seconds into the game and found themselves down 3-0 before David Pastrnak got the Bruins on the board with his 14th goal of the year, on the power play at 19:07 off assists from Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy. In the second period, Boston was outshot 9-8 and outscored 3-1 to trail 6-2 after 40 minutes of play. After giving up a pair of goals to trail 5-1, McAvoy got the Bruins within three with his first goal of the year at 14:36 off an assist from Marat Khusnutdinov. They gave up a goal later in the period to trail by four at the end of the second period. The third period saw the Bruins outshot 8-7 with neither team scoring, sending them to a blowout loss. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 12 of 17 shots before getting pulled in the second period. Jeremy Swayman stopped 10 of 11 in relief for the Bruins, who were outshot 28-20, in the loss.
Swayman (14-9-1, 2.78 GAA, .906 save percentage) is expected to get the nod in goal for Boston here.
Key Injury Report for Bruins:
- Defenseman Jordan Harris (ankle) is out.
- Right wing Matej Blumel (lower body) is out.
- Defenseman Henri Jokiharju (undisclosed) is out.
- Defenseman Michael Callahan (lower body) is out.
- Left wing Viktor Arvidsson (lower body) is day-to-day.
- Defenseman Jonathan Aspirot (upper body) is out.
Canadiens vs. Bruins Pick
Canadiens vs. Bruins Moneyline Pick
- Bruins -120 (4 units)
Boston has sputtered three straight losses but they have had Montreal’s number of late, picking up 17 of a possible 20 points in the last 10 meetings between the squads. The Canadiens have been a good road team this season, posting a 9-3-4 mark on the season, but their goaltending situation has been shaky at best. Playing a rookie goaltender here is a big ask, especially on the road against the Bruins. Boston has the advantage between the pipes with Swayman and the Bruins still have enough firepower to get on track. Take the Bruins here as the Canadiens fade late in the contest due to fatigue.
Canadiens vs. Bruins Over/Under Pick
- Over 5.5 (4 units)
Montreal entered Monday’s action having seen the over post a 22-11-3 mark in their 36 games on the season. The Canadiens have an average of 6.50 goals per game this season and that number slips slightly to 6.44 goals per game in their 16 road games on the year entering Monday. Boston has gone over the number in 21 of their 37 games on the year entering Monday night. The Bruins have an average of 6.41 goals per game on the year and that number slips to 6.25 goals per game at the TD Garden in their 20 home contests. Seeing how these teams have been over machines, look for this game to wind up over the mark as well.
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