Last Updated Aug 30, 2021, 9:45 AM
Last Updated Aug 30, 2021, 9:45 AM
This isn't the same scenario that we had from Washington/NY Islanders over the weekend, as the 1-0 result from Pittsburgh/Boston on Sunday didn't require OT, but since going to the 'over' worked so well in that Caps/Islanders game after the 1-0 game, I see no reason to stray from that line of thinking tonight.
A 1-6 O/U record in the head-to-head meetings could be considered a deterrent, but the one 'over' did finish with a 7-5 score, so it's not like these two teams aren't capable of scoring goals. Boston is on a 5-1-1 O/U run after scoring two or less in their last outing, and off a shutout win this year, Pittsburgh is 1-1 O/U but those two games have finished with an average of 7 goals per game. I'm hoping that average holds true tonight and we get a 3-3 game and let the ML result land where it will.
Pittsburgh currently sits in the first place position of the East Division with a 32-14-3 record. Boston is currently in fourth place of the East Division table with a 27-14-6 record.
Boston has lost two games in a row, most recently to Pittsburgh 0-1. Pittsburgh's 1-0 win over Boston is its most recent result as well, winning four straight games - all at home.
Pittsburgh won the last meeting 1-0, although neither club has won back-to-back games over the last five meetings. The goal total has gone UNDER 5.5 in four of the last five matchups between both clubs.
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