The Tampa Bay Lightning (21-13-3) have -148 moneyline odds to win when they host the Montreal Canadiens (20-12-5), who have +124 odds, on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-148)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+124)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 15 of 37 games this season.
• Montreal has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 22 of 37 games this season.
• Sunday’s over/under is 0.0 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.5 goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 0.6 above the 5.9 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning create the seventh-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.3 per game for a total of 121 this season.
• On defense, Tampa Bay has been one of the best units in NHL play, giving up 96 total goals to rank third.
• With a +25 goal differential, they’re ranked third-best in the league.
• Tampa Bay has put up 20 power-play goals on 122 chances this season, to rank 19th in the league.
• The Lightning’s offense has the NHL’s 25th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.39%).
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (84.8%) is the NHL’s second-best.
• The Lightning win 46.8% of their faceoffs (27th in the NHL).
• Tampa Bay has an 11.9% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking fourth in the NHL.
• The Lightning have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 20 hits and 12.9 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In 29 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 16 of those games.
• The Lightning have a record of 10-8 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -148.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 59.7% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 15 goals and 32 assists
• Jake Guentzel: 18 goals and 21 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 18 goals and 13 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 14-7-2 record, .915 save percentage, 52 goals given up

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

• The Canadiens have the league’s seventh-best scoring offense (121 total goals, 3.3 per game).
• Montreal’s 121 total goals given up (3.3 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.
• Their 0 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
• Montreal has put up 27 power-play goals this season (on 104 chances). That’s the ninth-most in the NHL.
• The Canadiens have the NHL’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.96%.
• Montreal has recorded three shorthanded goals.
• The Canadiens’ 22nd-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.69%.
• The Canadiens have the NHL’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.3%).
• Montreal is shooting 12.9% (second in the league).
• The Canadiens have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

• The Canadiens have been made the underdog 20 times this season, and upset their opponent 10 times.
• Montreal is 1-3 when it is the underdog by +124 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Canadiens, implied from the moneyline, is 44.6%.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: 11 goals and 31 assists
• Cole Caufield: 18 goals and 18 assists
• Lane Hutson: five goals and 30 assists
• Jakub Dobes: 12-5-3 record, .893 save percentage, 55 goals conceded