NHL LONG SHEET
MONTREAL (52-28-0-11, 115 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (47-32-0-12, 106 pts.)
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Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 11-3 (+7.9 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 11-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
NHL SHORT SHEET
Second Round
Game Three
Series Tied, 1-1
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Montreal:
5-1 SU at Philadelphia
11-3 SU Away off BB home games
Philadelphia:
21-37 SU off road win
16-21 SU as a home favorite of -200 or less
2008 NHL playoffs
Flyers evened series with 4-2 win Saturday, now host Canadien squad that lost two of three on road in first round; Game 2 win snapped seven-game losing streak to Montreal. Habs won five of last six visits to Philly. Last three series games went over the total. Montreal outshot Flyers 26-16 in first two periods, but the Flyers still led 3-1 after two. Philly won two of three at home in first round of playoffs vs Capitols.
Trend Sheet
7:00 PM MONTREAL vs. PHILADELPHIA
Montreal is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Monday's best NHL bet
COVERS.com
Montreal vs. Philadelphia -135, 5½
If you didn’t see either of the first two games of this series, you might look at the box scores and think Montreal had outplayed Philly. The Canadiens outshot the Flyers in both games for a combined total of 70-56.
But sometimes stats can lie and in this case, the shots aren’t telling the whole story. Philadelphia has bullied Montreal all over the ice through two games and the Flyers controlled most of the play in Game 2. After the game, the Habs complained to reporters about hitting after the whistle. Their frustration was most evident when Tom Kostopolous took a cheap-shot roughing penalty while the Flyers were celebrating after their fifth goal of the 5-2 win.
Philadelphia also blocked an incredible 23 shots in Game 2 and their power play is now 2-for-4 for 50 percent. The biggest difference might be in goaltending, though, where Montreal’s Carey Price has let in some questionable goals and has watched his save percentage dip from .925 to .875 from the last series.
With this one heading back to Philadelphia, Montreal is in trouble. The seven-game series against Boston may have taken too much out of the Canadiens to get past the Flyers and the series price is now just Montreal -125.
Pick: Flyers