The Canadiens might have been a bit rusty in their 4-1 loss in Las Vegas in Game 1 on Monday after a long break between rounds; Montreal hadn't even trailed since Game 4 of the first round vs. Toronto. My model forecasts Game 2 to be a one-goal margin and the Habs at +1.5 on the puckline (-125) is the best value.

Gonna take Under 5.5 goals now in case it drops to 5 before the puck drops Wednesday night in Game 2. We were very fortunate to win on Under 5.5 in Game 1 as Montreal somehow didn't let in the sixth goal of the game despite having pulled Carey Price from the net for more than four minutes of game time late in the Habs' 4-1 loss. I don't see Price allowing four again, and Vegas counterpart Marc-Andre Fleury isn't allowing more than two goals most likely.