Montreal at Boston

The outdoor, Winter Classic between these rivals will feature more defense than offense. These teams are #2 and #3 in the Atlantic Division, and both coaches demand great defense. Montreal is #12 in the NHL in goals allowed and #5 in penalty killing, and are 6-1-4 UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference. The offense has been in a slump, though, scoring one goal in four of the last five games, part of a 9-3-4 run UNDER the total. Boston struggled on defense early on, but has really come on strong for Coach Claude Julian, a defense-first coach. Boston is on a 9-3 run UNDER the total, including 6-1 UNDER at home. In January, Boston played the Flyers in an outdoor, Winter Classic game, which Boston won 2-1 in overtime. This will be a defensive battle, too. Play the UNDER here.