Sunday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the heavily favored Tampa Bay Lightning (30-20-4) and the Montreal Canadiens (25-25-5) at Bell Centre in Montréal, Quebec. The Lightning are -175 on the moneyline to win on the road against the Canadiens (+145) in the game, which starts at 1:00 PM ET on NHL Network.

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Lightning vs. Canadiens Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-175)
• Underdog: Canadiens (+145)
• Over/under: 6.5

Lightning vs. Canadiens Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 23 of 54 games this season.
• In 47.3% of Montreal’s previous games this season (26/55), the teams combined to score more than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.4, is 0.1 less than Sunday’s over/under.
• These two clubs give up 6.2 goals per game combined, 0.3 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 191 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay is ranked sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 149 in total (2.8 per game).
• With a +42 goal differential, they’re ranked third-best in the league.
• Tampa Bay’s 41 power-play goals this season are the fifth-most in the NHL (on 155 chances).
• The Lightning’s 26.45% power-play conversion rate is fifth-best in the league this season.
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of nine shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning’s 81.16% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s players win 50.5% of their faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay converts 12.1% of its shots, ranking third in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.9 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• In 38 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has been victorious 24 times.
• In 13 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -175, the Lightning have seven wins.
• According to the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 63.6% chance of winning this contest.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 25 goals and 56 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 26 goals and 34 assists
• Brayden Point: 30 goals and 27 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 24-15-3 record, .918 save percentage, 95 goals given up

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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canadiens Season Stats Insights

• The Canadiens’ 158 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
• Montreal has conceded 187 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 28th.
• They have a -29 goal differential, which ranks 26th in the league.
• Montreal has recorded 33 power-play goals this season (16th in the NHL) on 162 chances.
• The Canadiens have the NHL’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 20.37%.
• Montreal has scored seven shorthanded goals this season (fifth among all NHL teams).
• The 82.16% of opponent power plays the Canadiens kill is the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Canadiens have the 14th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.6%).
• Montreal’s collective 11.1% shooting percentage ranks fifth in the league.
• The Canadiens have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Canadiens Moneyline Insights

• This season the Canadiens have 22 wins in the 49 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Montreal has 28 games this season playing as an underdog by +145 or longer, and is 11-17 in those contests.
• The moneyline in this matchup implies a 40.8% chance for the Canadiens to win.

Canadiens Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki: 15 goals and 37 assists
• Cole Caufield: 26 goals and 23 assists
• Lane Hutson: three goals and 36 assists
• Samuel Montembeault: 18-20-3 record, .897 save percentage, 115 goals conceded