[Hobart]

NHL

1-29-07

Write-up



Hot Teams
Senators won seven of their last eight games.

Cold Teams
Rangers lost seven of last nine road games; they scored total of six goals in last four games, overall. Bruins lost eight of their last eleven games.

Series Records
Rangers are 5-0 vs Boston this season: 3-2/4-3/3-2/5-2/3-1.
Montreal, Ottawa split four games this season.

Back-to-Back Situations
Bruins are 2-4 on front end of back/back.
Ottawa is 3-4 on front end of back/back.

Totals
Last four Ranger games stayed under the total.
Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Montreal games.


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NHL

1-29-07



New York Rangers at Boston Bruins (7 PM ET)
The Rangers have won all five meetings between these Original Six clubs since the 2004-05 lockout, although both matchups in Boston during that span went to overtime. EDGE: RANGERS

Boston is 1-4 in their last five games playing on one day of rest.
The UNDER is 4-0 in the Rangers' last four overall games.





Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens (7:30 PM ET)
Ottawa has outscored opponents 21-10 during five straight road victories. EDGE: SENATORS
Senators goaltender Ray Emery has played very well of late, allowing five goals in his last four games. He ranks fifth in the NHL with a .921 save percentage, the same mark as Montreal's Cristobal Huet, who was selected to the All-Star team. EDGE: UNDER

The UNDER is 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings in Montreal.




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[Hobart]

Monday, January 29th

NY Rangers at Boston, 7:05 EST VER
NY Rangers: 5-12 SU off a combined score of 3 goals or less
Boston: 6-1 SU at home off BB losses

Ottawa at Montreal, 7:35 EST
Ottawa: 2-7 SU off BB division games
Montreal: 16-7 SU playing with revenge

** (TC) Denotes Time Change