Premium NHL Pick: Feb 7 2010

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Boston Bruins @ Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens will host the lowly Bruins who will try to avoid 11th loss in a row today at Belle Center.
This will be the fourth time these teams meet this season and the Montreal Canadiens have won all three.

Bruins played the Canadiens last wek on thursday and the visitors won it 3-2. Bruins had an impressive 47 shots on goal but Canadiens scored three goals on 25 shots.

Montreal Canadiens won three games in a row and they beat very strong teams in this span. First Canucks on home ice, then the Bruins on road and then the Pittsburgh Penguins at Belle Center yesterday. They had 32 shots on goal yesterday which is higher than their average. I don't remember many games the Penguins were outshot so badly by the Canadiens team. Despite the win they will try to work better on their powerlpays as they scored only 1 powerplay goal on seven attempts.

Montreal are still without Andrei Kostitsyn and Mike Cammaleri and defenseman Paul Mara. Bruins are without Mark Stuart.

Bruins did pretty good in their last three games. They lost all of them but they have been outshooting and outplaying their opponents in these games. When they start taking advantage of scoring chances they will start winning hockey games.

Montreal is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Boston. That's quite a good record for the Canadiens. Boston Bruins are now the worst offensive team in the league averaging only 2.4 goals per game. With their current scoring performance, it will be harder for them today.

Canadiens are at their best right now and they have all the confidence to win games at Belle Center, after beating likes of Canucks and Penguins in recent games. Bruins are desperate to avoid another loss but I don't see it happening today.

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