Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/23/25

We have a classic Original Six matchup on Tuesday in the NHL, as the Boston Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens. These Atlantic Division rivals have met just once this season in a 3-2 Bruins win in November. These teams are neck-and-neck in the standings, so this is a huge game. Here is a Canadiens vs Bruins prediction.

A key part of each team’s success this season has been offense. Both are averaging 3.19 goals per game, which is well within the top 10 in the NHL. There are a ton of elite names on each team, including David Pastrnak, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and the second-leading scorer in the NHL with Morgan Geekie and his 25 goals. These are names that are used to being on the stat sheet, and in a huge matchup I expect them all to perform. Both the Canadiens and Bruins are also quite middling in their defensive efforts, giving up a bottom-10 goals against average. For our Canadiens vs Bruins prediction, I expect a back-and-forth game resulting in more than 6 goals.

Canadiens vs Bruins prediction: Over 6.0 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -125.

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