Canadiens vs Bruins Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 12, 2026)

Canadiens11-7 · 8-10 ATS3rd in the East

7:00 PM ETThu, Nov 12

Bruins13-5 · 14-4 ATS2nd in the East

NHL · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · TD Garden

Team	Moneyline	Spread	Total
Montreal Canadiens	+106	+1.5 -238	O 6.5 +105
Boston Bruins	-120	-1.5 +205	U 6.5 -122

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Canadiens vs Bruins preview

The Bruins are -120 moneyline favorites and lay -1.5, with the total at 6.5, unchanged from the DraftKings opener. Montreal won the last meeting 3-2 at home on March 17, 2026. Montreal is 7-3 straight up and 6-4 against the spread over its last 10, most recently a 1-2 loss to Minnesota on November 10. Boston is 7-3 straight up and 8-2 against the spread over its last 10, most recently a 4-1 win over Florida on November 8.

The clearest defensive split is goals allowed: Boston ranks second at 2.28, while Montreal ranks 16th at 3.06. Boston also ranks second in points allowed at 6.17. On the prop side, Nick Suzuki over 1.5 shots on goal at -250 cleared in 8 of his last 10.

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Top Canadiens vs Bruins player props

Player	Prop	Best price	Last 10	Last 5
Nick Suzuki MTL	Over 1.5 shots on goal	-250 FanDuel	80% (8/10)	80%
Cole Caufield MTL	Over 2.5 shots on goal	-185 Fanatics	70% (7/10)	60%
JJ Peterka BOS	Over 1.5 shots on goal	-190 Fanatics	70% (7/10)	60%
Juraj Slafkovský MTL	Over 1.5 shots on goal	-200 Fanatics	60% (6/10)	60%
Elias Lindholm BOS	Over 0.5 goals	+300 FanDuel	50% (5/10)	60%

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Morgan GeekieOver 0.5 goals4/10

David PastrnakOver 0.5 goals4/10

Lane HutsonOver 1.5 shots on goal4/10

Key matchups

Each player’s lines against what this defense allows to his position this season. The ranks run from the defense allowing the fewest to the one allowing the most. Bars show how often he cleared the line over his recent games, green at 70% or better.

JJ Peterka vs Canadiens

JJ PeterkaF, BOS

CanadiensDefense vs forwards

Good matchup for JJ PeterkaCanadiens allow 20.8 shots a game to forwards, 10th most in the league. Peterka averages 2.5 against a line of 1.5.

Toughest23rd of 32, shotsSoftest

Shots on goal over 1.57/10avg 2.5 · 23rd of 32 vs F · -190

Goals over 0.53/10avg 0.3 · 16th of 32 vs F · +250

Nick Suzuki vs Bruins

Nick SuzukiF, MTL

BruinsDefense vs forwards

Even matchupBruins allow 20.7 shots a game to forwards, 14th most in the league. Suzuki averages 2.8 against a line of 1.5.

Toughest19th of 32, shotsSoftest

Shots on goal over 1.58/10avg 2.8 · 19th of 32 vs F · -250

Goals over 0.56/10avg 0.6 · 2nd of 32 vs F · +210

Cole Caufield vs Bruins

Cole CaufieldF, MTL

BruinsDefense vs forwards

Even matchupBruins allow 20.7 shots a game to forwards, 14th most in the league. Caufield averages 3 against a line of 2.5.

Toughest19th of 32, shotsSoftest

Shots on goal over 2.57/10avg 3 · 19th of 32 vs F · -185

Goals over 0.54/10avg 0.6 · 2nd of 32 vs F · +128

Juraj Slafkovský vs Bruins

Juraj SlafkovskýF, MTL

BruinsDefense vs forwards

Even matchupBruins allow 20.7 shots a game to forwards, 14th most in the league. Slafkovský averages 1.9 against a line of 1.5.

Toughest19th of 32, shotsSoftest

Shots on goal over 1.56/10avg 1.9 · 19th of 32 vs F · -200

Goals over 0.51/10avg 0.1 · 2nd of 32 vs F · +280

Elias Lindholm vs Canadiens

Elias LindholmF, BOS

CanadiensDefense vs forwards

Even matchupCanadiens allow 2.6 goals a game to forwards, 16th fewest in the league. Lindholm averages 0.5 against a line of 0.5.

Toughest16th of 32, goalsSoftest

Goals over 0.55/10avg 0.5 · 16th of 32 vs F · +300

Charlie McAvoy vs Canadiens

Charlie McAvoyD, BOS

CanadiensDefense vs defensemen

Even matchupCanadiens allow 7.3 shots a game to defensemen, 13th fewest in the league. McAvoy averages 1.7 against a line of 1.5.

Toughest13th of 32, shotsSoftest

Shots on goal over 1.54/10avg 1.7 · 13th of 32 vs D · -114

Goals over 0.50/10avg 0 · 15th of 32 vs D · +600

Betting trends

Canadiens have covered the spread in 3 straight games.
Canadiens are 3-0 ATS as underdogs in their last 10 games.
Bruins have covered the spread in 3 straight games.
Bruins are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10.
The over is 3-7 in Bruins’ last 10 games.
Canadiens are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings with the Bruins.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Canadiens vs Bruins defense vs position

What each defense allows per game this season to everyone listed at a position, combined, so a row covers more than the starter. The small number is the rank across 32 teams: 1st allows the fewest. Green is the softest third of the league, red the toughest.

Canadiens defense facing the Bruins

Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Hits	Blocks
F	2.616th	3.514th	6.115th	20.823rd	14.69th	6.423rd
D	0.415th	1.719th	2.217th	7.313th	5.912th	7.48th

Softest spot: 20.8 shots a game to forwards, 10th most in the league.

Toughest spot: 7.4 blocks a game to defensemen, 8th fewest in the league.

Bruins defense facing the Canadiens

Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Hits	Blocks
F	1.92nd	2.84th	4.73rd	20.719th	17.929th	5.07th
D	0.410th	1.12nd	1.42nd	7.619th	5.17th	7.16th

Softest spot: 17.9 hits a game to forwards, 4th most in the league.

Toughest spot: 1.9 goals a game to forwards, 2nd fewest in the league.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki C1.3 PTS · 2.8 SOG · 0.6 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/10	vs MIN	18:16	1	0	3	1
11/7	@ TOR	18:24	0	0	1	0
11/5	vs UTA	20:04	1	2	4	2
10/20	vs SJS	21:03	1	1	4	0
10/17	vs BUF	20:49	0	1	2	3

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs BOS
PTS	1.3 (12)	1.3 (4)	1.2 (101)	1.8 (4) 2 · 2 · 2 · 1
SOG	2.8 (12)	2.5 (4)	2.2 (101)	2.0 (4) 3 · 1 · 2 · 2

Ivan Demidov R1.0 PTS · 2.0 SOG · 0.5 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
10/3	@ PIT	16:03	1	1	3	1
9/29	@ TOR	15:11	0	0	1	2

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs BOS
PTS	1.0 (2)	1.0 (2)	0.7 (101)	0.5 (4) 0 · 0 · 2 · 0
SOG	2.0 (2)	2.0 (2)	1.6 (101)	0.8 (4) 2 · 0 · 1 · 0

Lane Hutson D1.0 PTS · 2.1 SOG · 0.2 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	A	SOG	HIT
11/10	vs MIN	26:47	1	6	0
11/7	@ TOR	22:55	1	2	0
11/5	vs UTA	27:00	2	3	0
11/3	vs WPG	24:14	1	1	0
10/31	vs PIT	23:47	2	1	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs BOS
PTS	1.0 (18)	1.0 (8)	0.9 (101)	1.5 (4) 2 · 1 · 3 · 0
SOG	2.1 (18)	1.4 (8)	1.5 (101)	1.5 (4) 1 · 0 · 2 · 3

Boston Bruins

David Pastrnak R1.3 PTS · 3.6 SOG · 0.4 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/8	vs FLA	21:16	0	2	3	1
11/5	@ PIT	20:23	0	2	4	1
11/2	vs VGK	21:31	0	1	7	0
10/31	vs CHI	24:48	1	0	4	1
10/29	@ STL	21:28	0	0	3	1

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs MTL
PTS	1.3 (18)	1.6 (9)	1.3 (83)	1.3 (4) 1 · 1 · 1 · 2
SOG	3.6 (18)	4.0 (9)	3.4 (83)	3.8 (4) 2 · 6 · 2 · 5

Michael Eyssimont C1.0 PTS · 3.0 SOG · 1.0 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/8	vs FLA	08:14	1	0	3	0

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs MTL
PTS	1.0 (1)	1.0 (1)	0.3 (58)	0.0 (2) 0 · 0
SOG	3.0 (1)	3.0 (1)	1.9 (58)	1.5 (2) 2 · 1

Elias Lindholm C0.8 PTS · 1.8 SOG · 0.4 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
11/8	vs FLA	18:58	1	0	4	1
11/5	@ PIT	14:40	1	0	3	0
11/2	vs VGK	22:07	0	1	0	0
10/31	vs CHI	19:44	1	0	2	2
10/29	@ STL	15:36	0	0	1	1

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs MTL
PTS	0.8 (18)	1.0 (9)	0.7 (75)	0.0 (3) 0 · 0 · 0
SOG	1.8 (18)	1.6 (9)	1.6 (75)	3.0 (3) 1 · 1 · 7

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Canadiens	11-7	8-10	11-7	5-5	6-2
Bruins	13-5	14-4	7-11	8-1	5-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Canadiens vs Bruins head-to-head

Canadiens are 3-7, 3-3 ATS, O/U 4-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Canadiens won 3-2 on March 17, 2026.

Date	Venue	Canadiens result	ATS	O/U
Mar 17, 26	Canadiens home	W 3-2	L -1.5	U 6.5
Jan 24, 26	Bruins home	L 3-4	W +1.5	O 6.5
Dec 23, 25	Bruins home	W 6-2	W +1.5	O 6.5
Nov 15, 25	Canadiens home	L 2-3	–	–
Apr 3, 25	Canadiens home	W 4-1	–	–
Dec 1, 24	Bruins home	L 3-6	–	–
Oct 10, 24	Bruins home	L 4-6	–	–
Mar 14, 24	Canadiens home	L 1-2	W +1.5	U 5.5
Jan 20, 24	Bruins home	L 4-9	L +1.5	O 5.5
Nov 18, 23	Bruins home	L 2-5	L +1.5	O 5.5

Recent form

Montreal Canadiens: last 10 (7-3, 6-4 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 10, 26	vs MIN	L 1-2	W +1.5	U 6.5
Nov 7, 26	@ TOR	W 4-2	W -1.5	U 6.5
Nov 5, 26	vs UTA	W 5-4	W +1.5	O 6.5
Nov 3, 26	vs WPG	L 4-5	L -1.5	O 5.5
Oct 31, 26	vs PIT	W 5-4	L -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 29, 26	@ DAL	W 5-2	W +1.5	O 5.5
Oct 27, 26	@ STL	W 2-0	W -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 25, 26	@ WPG	W 2-1	L -1.5	U 5.5
Oct 23, 26	@ CHI	W 4-1	W -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 20, 26	vs SJ	L 3-4	L -1.5	O 6.5

Boston Bruins: last 10 (7-3, 8-2 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 8, 26	vs FLA	W 4-1	W -1.5	U 5.5
Nov 5, 26	@ PIT	W 6-2	W -1.5	O 6.5
Nov 2, 26	vs VGK	W 3-2	W +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 31, 26	vs CHI	W 5-4	L -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 29, 26	@ STL	L 1-4	L +1.5	U 5.5
Oct 27, 26	@ CAR	L 1-2	W +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 24, 26	vs SJ	W 6-4	W -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 22, 26	vs NSH	W 6-0	W -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 20, 26	@ DAL	L 2-3	W +1.5	U 5.5
Oct 17, 26	@ LA	W 4-1	W +1.5	U 5.5

Injury report

Montreal Canadiens

Ivan Demidov (R): Injured Reserve, Demidov
Mike Matheson (D): Day-To-Day, day-to-day

Boston Bruins

James Hagens (C): Injured Reserve, Head coach Marco Sturm announced Saturday that Hagens

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

	Canadiens defense	Bruins defense
Goals allowed per game	3.06 (16th of 32)	2.28 (2nd of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game	28.06 (19th of 32)	28.28 (22nd of 32)
Points allowed per game	8.28 (15th of 32)	6.17 (2nd of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game	2.67 (26th of 32)	2.33 (22nd of 32)
Pace (possessions)	55.7 (9th)	55.1 (17th)

Venue and weather

TD Garden · Boston, MAIndoor, weather won’t matter

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Canadiens vs Bruins odds by sportsbook

Book	MTL spread	BOS spread	MTL ML	BOS ML	Over	Under
bet365	+1.5 -240	-1.5 +195	+105	-125	O 6.5 +102	U 6.5 -122
BetRivers	+1.5 -263	-1.5 +205	+102	-120	O 6.5 +102	U 6.5 -127
Caesars	+1.5 -240	-1.5 +197	+103	-121	O 6 -124	U 6 +101
DraftKings	+1.5 -238	-1.5 +195	+100	-120	O 6.5 +105	U 6.5 -125
FanDuel	+1.5 -245	-1.5 +190	+106	-128	O 6.5 +102	U 6.5 -124
Fanatics	+1.5 -240	-1.5 +190	+105	-125	O 6.5 +105	U 6.5 -125

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Line movement from the open

Line	Open	Now	Move
Bruins spread	-1.5	-1.5	–
Total	6.5	6.5	–
Canadiens moneyline	-105	+100	-1.2% win chance
Bruins moneyline	-115	-120	+1.1% win chance

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#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	BOS	9-2	.818	-
2	PHI	9-3	.750	0.5
3	DET	7-3	.700	1.5
4	NY	6-4	.600	2.5
5	ATL	7-5	.583	2.5
6	TOR	5-5	.500	3.5
7	MIA	5-6	.455	4
8	CLE	5-6	.455	4
9	CHA	4-7	.364	5
10	WSH	4-7	.364	5
11	ORL	3-7	.300	5.5
12	IND	3-8	.273	6
13	BKN	2-8	.200	6.5
14	CHI	1-8	.111	7
15	MIL	1-10	.091	8

#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	LAL	10-2	.833	-
2	SA	9-2	.818	0.5
3	MIN	8-3	.727	1.5
4	HOU	8-3	.727	1.5
5	GS	8-3	.727	1.5
6	OKC	8-3	.727	1.5
7	MEM	7-3	.700	2
8	POR	7-3	.700	2
9	DAL	7-4	.636	2.5
10	DEN	5-4	.556	3.5
11	PHX	4-6	.400	5
12	NO	4-7	.364	5.5
13	LAC	2-8	.200	7
14	SAC	1-10	.091	8.5
15	UTAH	1-10	.091	8.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	BUF	7-1	.875	W4
2	DEN	7-2	.778	W5
3	JAX	6-2	.750	W2
4	PIT	6-2	.750	W4
5	KC	6-2	.750	W1
6	CIN	6-2	.750	W4
7	NE	5-4	.556	L1
8	CLE	5-4	.556	L2
9	LV	4-5	.444	L1
10	BAL	4-5	.444	L4
11	HOU	3-5	.375	W1
12	NYJ	2-7	.222	L4
13	IND	2-7	.222	L5
14	MIA	1-7	.125	L2
15	TEN	1-7	.125	L2
16	LAC	0-8	.000	L8

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	SF	7-1	.875	W1
2	CHI	7-2	.778	W4
3	NYG	5-2-1	.688	W2
4	CAR	3-5	.375	L3
5	DET	6-2	.750	W4
6	MIN	6-2	.750	L2
7	GB	6-3	.667	W2
8	SEA	5-4	.556	W1
9	LAR	5-4	.556	W3
10	DAL	4-5	.444	W1
11	NO	3-5	.375	W1
12	TB	3-6	.333	L1
13	ATL	3-6	.333	L2
14	ARI	3-6	.333	L1
15	WSH	2-5-1	.313	L1
16	PHI	2-7	.222	L7

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	CAR	14-3-0	30	W2
2	BOS	13-4-0	27	W4
3	MTL	11-3-0	26	L1
4	NJ	13-6-0	26	L1
5	TB	11-4-0	24	L1
6	OTT	11-6-0	24	L1
7	FLA	10-7-0	22	W1
8	NYR	10-8-0	21	L1
9	WSH	10-6-0	20	W2
10	BUF	8-6-0	19	L1
11	NYI	7-6-0	18	L4
12	TOR	8-10-0	18	L4
13	DET	7-9-0	17	L4
14	PHI	5-10-0	15	W1
15	CBJ	7-9-0	14	L2
16	PIT	6-10-0	14	L1

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	MIN	13-3-0	30	W1
2	EDM	13-3-0	29	W2
3	VGK	12-5-0	26	W3
4	COL	11-6-0	24	W2
5	NSH	9-4-0	23	W5
6	DAL	10-5-0	22	W1
7	ANA	10-7-0	21	W5
8	UTA	10-7-0	21	L2
9	SEA	9-6-0	19	L1
10	WPG	8-8-0	19	W4
11	STL	8-8-0	18	W1
12	CGY	8-9-0	17	W1
13	SJ	8-11-0	17	W1
14	LA	5-9-0	12	L2
15	CHI	4-13-0	9	L6
16	VAN	3-16-0	7	L6

Canadiens vs Bruins preview

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Key matchups

JJ Peterka vs Canadiens

Nick Suzuki vs Bruins

Cole Caufield vs Bruins

Juraj Slafkovský vs Bruins

Elias Lindholm vs Canadiens

Charlie McAvoy vs Canadiens

Betting trends

Canadiens vs Bruins defense vs position

Canadiens defense facing the Bruins

Bruins defense facing the Canadiens

Player stats and form

Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Records

Canadiens vs Bruins head-to-head

Recent form

Montreal Canadiens: last 10 (7-3, 6-4 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Boston Bruins: last 10 (7-3, 8-2 ATS, O/U 3-7)

Injury report

Matchup ranks

Venue and weather

Canadiens vs Bruins odds by sportsbook

Line movement from the open

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