Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Tuesday’s Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins sports betting odds and lines, with NHL matchup analysis, picks and tips.

The Vancouver Canucks (30-18-5) and Boston Bruins (31-10-12) will lock horns at TD Garden in Boston at 7:00 p.m. ET. We analyze the Canucks-Bruins sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Canucks at Bruins: Projected starting goalies

Jacob Markstrom vs. Tuukka Rask

Markstrom heads into Beantown with a 20-13-3 record, 2.70 goals-against average and .917 save percentage with one shutout. While the All-Star has had solid overall numbers, his road record is just 10-8-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .909 save percentage away from home. He’s also just 2-3-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .876 save percentage in five starts against Atlantic Division teams this season.

Rask has a sparkling 18-4-6 record, 2.23 GAA and .927 save percentage across 29 outings this season. He has been especially impenetrable at home, going 10-0-6 with a 2.20 GAA and .926 save percentage with each of his two shutouts coming at TD Garden in 16 starts.


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Canucks at Bruins: Odds, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Bruins 4, Canucks 2

Moneyline (ML)

The Bruins (-223) are heavy favorites at home despite the fact they’re facing a fellow first-place team in the Canucks (+180). However, Vancouver has managed a 1-4 record in their past five against Atlantic Division foes, and they’re 2-5 in the past seven games in the third game of a 3-in-4 (three games in four days) situation. Still, this is a tad bit too much chalk to eat, so look to the puck line.

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Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The BRUINS (-1.5, +130) are a better value on home ice where Rask has been particularly outstanding. Conversely, the Canucks (+1.5, -154) have struggled against Atlantic Division foes, and Markstrom’s record on the road and against Atlantic teams is documented above. All trends point to a B’s uprising at home.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 5.5 (-129) is the play here, although I wouldn’t go crazy straight up. However, a nice parlay with the B’s on the puck line and the over will fetch a tidy little return. The over has cashed in six of the past seven meetings in this series, and four straight at TD Garden. The over is also 8-2 in the past 10 games for the Canucks on the road and 5-0 in the past five vs. Eastern Conference teams. The over is 5-2-1 in the past eight against winning teams, and 5-0-1 in the past six when working on two days of rest.

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