10* NON-CONF TOTAL OF YEAR: 84-53 ALL NHL YTD!
(NHL) Canadiens (MTL) vs. Canucks (VAN),
Total: 5.50 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
This is a 10* NON-CONFERENCE TOY on the OVER Canadiens/Canucks.

As primarily a situational handicapper, this one falls right into my "wheelhouse."

Just a great "situational" play.

Montreal is 30-27-6 overall, but just 14-15-2 on the road. Vancouver is 29-23-11 overall, and 13-11-7 at home.

Both teams though haven't been playing very well of late, and because of that I'm expecting a really wide-open offensive affair here on Tuesday night on the West Coast.

Montreal is off back-to-back losses to open up this road trip, including a poor 1-0 loss at Calgary last time out.

But it's Vancouver that plays with revenge following a 5-4 OT loss in Montreal back in early January.

The Canucks are off a 4-1 loss to Dallas and have seen the total go UNDER in three straight, but that's also significant to note here as Vancouver has seen the total go OVER in four of its last five after playing to three or more straight UNDERS in a row.

With each team pushing the pace like I believe it will from the opening face-off until the final horn, everything points to this total flying OVER the number sooner, rather than later.

Good luck, NP