Tuesday’s NHL play includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-17-3) visiting the Montreal Canadiens (23-19-4) at Bell Centre. The Canadiens are underdogs (+120 on the moneyline) against the Lightning (-142) ahead of the game, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-142)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+120)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 20 of 45 games this season.
• So far this season, 50.0% of Montreal’s games (23/46) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.7, is 0.2 more than Tuesday’s over/under.
• The 6.2 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.4 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning score the second-most goals in the league, averaging 3.6 per game for a total of 164 this season.
• Tampa Bay is ranked eighth in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 127 in total (2.8 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +37.
• Tampa Bay’s 36 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 131 chances).
• The Lightning’s offense ranks fourth the league with a 27.48% power-play conversion rate.
• Tampa Bay’s eight shorthanded goals this season rank second in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s penalty-kill percentage (81.67%) is the NHL’s ninth-best.
• The Lightning win 50.2% of their faceoffs (18th in the NHL).
• Tampa Bay scores on 12.7% of its shots as a team, ranking second in the league.
• The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.8 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has won 19 of its 29 games as a favorite this season.
• In 23 games with lower than -142 moneyline odds this season, the Lightning have won 14.
• There is a 58.7% chance that Tampa Bay wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 21 goals and 47 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 20 goals and 30 assists
• Brayden Point: 27 goals and 23 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 20-13-2 record, .915 save percentage, 81 goals conceded

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

• The Canadiens’ 140 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 16th in the NHL.
• Montreal has allowed 153 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 26th.
• They have a -13 goal differential, which ranks 20th in the league.
• Montreal has recorded 29 power-play goals this season (13th in the NHL) on 142 chances.
• The Canadiens’ power-play conversion rate (20.42%) ranks 18th in the league.
• Montreal has scored five shorthanded goals this season (fourth among all NHL teams).
• The 81.25% of opponent power plays the Canadiens kill is the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Canadiens have the 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.6%).
• Montreal’s collective 11.7% shooting percentage ranks fourth in the league.
• The Canadiens have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 23.5 hits and 16.9 blocked shots per game.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

• The Canadiens have been an underdog in 43 games this season, with 21 upset wins (48.8%).
• Montreal has 33 games this season playing as the underdog by +120 or longer, and is 14-19 in those contests.
• The Canadiens have a 45.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: 14 goals and 33 assists
• Cole Caufield: 24 goals and 20 assists
• Lane Hutson: three goals and 33 assists
• Samuel Montembeault: 16-16-3 record, .897 save percentage, 96 goals conceded