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The Tampa Bay Lightning will take on the Montreal Canadiens in NHL on Saturday
Tampa Bay have done well lately and come into this matchup on the back a winning run. They are placed third in the Eastern Conference Atlantic with 39 points. They will look to continue their winning run with good performances to stay in the race for the top position finish in the standings.
Montreal have had a poor season so far and are coming off a loss into this one They are in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Atlantic with 30 points and need wins to stay and move fourth in the standings.
Lightning vs Canadiens Odds
Lightning vs Canadiens Match Details
Fixture: Lightning vs Canadiens
Date & Time: Saturday, December 17, 2022; 7 pm EDT
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
Lightning vs Canadiens Key Stats
Tampa Bay has improved their scoring to average over three goals per game this season. Different players have been involved in their offense, including Steven Stamkos, who has 16 goals to his name. He will be an important player along with Nikita Kucherov to build a strong offensive unit as the season progresses.
Tampa Bay's defense has started giving returns, bringing the average of goals conceded to less than three per game. Their goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy's performances have had a big impact on the results with 12 wins to his name in 21 starts. However, there are certain areas that need to be addressed in the near future.
Montreal's offense revolves around players like Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. The team is heavily dependent on them to score goals, which is a problem and needs to be addressed coming into this game.
Their defense is a big worry as it has not performed well, putting them under a lot of pressure in this tie. Conceding over 105 goals shows that team is very much vulnerable in defense which needs to be rectified if they want to win games.
Lightning vs Canadiens Betting Prediction
The game is between the two contrasts as Tampa Bay have played better in the last few games and are very unlikely to lose momentum due to great away form. They have scored a lot of goals lately and the defense is finding the right formation, putting them in a comfortable situation.
While Montreal have failed to do well at home and come with a poor scoring record, they have also failed to perform against Tampa in the last 6 meetings and poor defensive structure makes them vulnerable against free-scoring opposition.
We can expect this game to go in favor of Tampa Bay with a good margin of goals.
Prediction: Take, Tampa Bay, -1.5(+105)
