Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction: Expect a high-productive match

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Boston is playing a very solid regular season. For the second year in a row, the Bears have overlooked the competition in this part of the season, and success in the regular season does not guarantee a playoff triumph, as they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup last year. Now they're just behind last year's results, and in December, they even had a four-game losing streak, but they've followed it up with a great stretch: in their last 13 games, they've gone scoreless only once, lost three more times outside of regulation time, and won nine of them. This surge has solidified their lead in the Eastern Conference standings.

Montreal is a team of a completely different level of skill and ambition. In recent years, the Canadiens have not even entered a real fight for the playoffs, being an outsider in the league. The current regular season is no exception. In 2024, they showed good results but lost too many points. In the last nine meetings, the team only lost three times in regulation time; a couple more times, they lost outside of three periods, and in four cases, they won. The Red and Blue lost to Ottawa 2:6 in their last game, leaving them in 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Boston is gradually starting to pull away from the competition. Currently, the Bears are leading the Eastern Conference standings, ahead of their nearest pursuer by five points. All this is evidence of the excellent form of the Black-and-Yellow favorites in the upcoming confrontation. The Canadiens haven't looked hopeless lately, but the face-to-face rivalry is always very difficult for them, as they have lost in 11 of the last 12 head-to-head meetings.

The rivalry between Boston and Montreal in recent years pleases solid goal activity. In the previous six head-to-head meetings, the teams combined 41 goals for two (6.83 per game on average). The Bears and Canadiens are opponents on a completely different level; therefore, we are waiting for another bright confrontation.