Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Tampa Bay Lightning
4/4/24 19:00
Montreal Canadiens

Prediction:

 

Over 6.5 Goals

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 by Matthew Newman in NHL Picks

The 29-33-12 Montreal Canadiens host the 41-26-7 Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. The Habs beat the Florida Panthers at the Bell Centre on Tuesday, their fourth win in their last five games. It's too late in the season to be making any impact on the playoff picture but they have an opportunity to play spoiler for the rest of the campaign. They have not done well against the Lightning this season, but this is the second time that they have won four of five so have been playing better of late than the other three occasions they have taken them on. Nick Suzuki has led from the front, the captain netting 10 points in his last 10 games against the Lightning and 11 in 14 in his career so far.

Tampa is in the first wildcard spot as things stand, six points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the Atlantic before they take on the Leafs on Wednesday. That makes this the second half of a back-to-back, the Lightning is 4-4 in such scenarios so far this season. Braydon Point has 17 points in his last 10 games and has a point in all three games with the Canadiens this season, including two goals. They have had no issues playing on the road of late, 8-1-1 in the last 10 that they have played on their travels ahead of their visit to Toronto. It has been a massive turnaround for their fortunes as they started 10-15-2.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
6
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
98 82 45 37 23
15
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
76 82 30 52 -53

Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens Latest Matches

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning Latest matches
L W W W L W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Apr 3, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  1
Toronto Maple Leafs

Apr 1, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
4 :  2
Tampa Bay Lightning

Mar 27, 2024 - NHL

Boston Bruins
1 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  3
Vegas Golden Knights

Mar 16, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  3
Florida Panthers

Mar 14, 2024 - NHL

New York Rangers
3 :  6
Tampa Bay Lightning
L W W W W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Apr 1, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
4 :  2
Tampa Bay Lightning

Mar 27, 2024 - NHL

Boston Bruins
1 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Mar 14, 2024 - NHL

New York Rangers
3 :  6
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 19, 2024 - NHL

Ottawa Senators
4 :  2
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 17, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
9 :  2
Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb 15, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
3 :  6
Tampa Bay Lightning
W W W L W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Apr 3, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  1
Toronto Maple Leafs

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  3
Vegas Golden Knights

Mar 16, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
5 :  3
Florida Panthers

Feb 24, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
4 :  2
New York Islanders

Feb 13, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
3 :  2
Boston Bruins

Feb 7, 2024 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
1 :  3
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Latest matches
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Apr 2, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  5
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 28, 2024 - NHL

Philadelphia Flyers
1 :  4
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 26, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
2 :  1
Colorado Avalanche

Mar 24, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
5 :  1
Seattle Kraken

Mar 21, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  4
Vancouver Canucks

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
2 :  3
Edmonton Oilers
L W L W L W
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Apr 2, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  5
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 28, 2024 - NHL

Philadelphia Flyers
1 :  4
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 14, 2024 - NHL

Boston Bruins
2 :  1
Montreal Canadiens

Mar 9, 2024 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
3 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Feb 21, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
3 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Feb 10, 2024 - NHL

Dallas Stars
3 :  2
Montreal Canadiens
L L L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
2 :  1
Colorado Avalanche

Mar 24, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
5 :  1
Seattle Kraken

Mar 21, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  4
Vancouver Canucks

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
2 :  3
Edmonton Oilers

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  4
Carolina Hurricanes

Mar 5, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  3
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Tampa Bay Lightning against Montreal Canadiens : Head to Head (H2H)

Tampa Bay Lightning

80 %

Montreal Canadiens

20 %

Dec 28, 2022 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Dec 28, 2021 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  5
Tampa Bay Lightning

Jul 5, 2021 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
2 :  3
Montreal Canadiens

Jul 2, 2021 - NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning
6 :  3
Montreal Canadiens

Jun 30, 2021 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  3
Tampa Bay Lightning

Players list

Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
A. Vasilevskiy M. Tomkins E. Cernak E. Lilleberg M. Dumba C. De Haan D. Raddysh V. Hedman S. Stamkos A. Cirelli B. Hagel L. Glendening M. Eyssimont N. Kucherov N. Paul M. Chaffee A. Watson A. Duclair B. Point T. Motte
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
C. Primeau S. Montembeault J. Struble M. Matheson A. Xhekaj D. Savard J. Harris K. Guhle B. Gallagher J. Anderson C. White J. Ylonen C. Caufield J. Slafkovsky J. Armia M. Pezzetta J. Evans R. Harvey-Pinard N. Suzuki A. Newhook

Tampa Bay Lightning - Montreal Canadiens Key Points

  1. The Canadiens are 0-2-1 against the Lightning this season.
  2. All three meetings this season have seen over 6.5 goals.
  3. Nikita Kucherov is a point away from 128 on the season to tie his career high.
  4. Two of the three previous times they have met have been the second half of a back-to-back for the Lightning.
  5. Montreal has scored three times in all three meetings this season.

Our Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction

The Lightning have won all three times these teams have played this season, twice 4-3 and once 5-3. Two of those came when playing on the second day in a row so there is no problem with them having a trip to Toronto the night before. Over 6.5 goals have landed in all three of them so that has to be the bet again here, our Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning prediction is for over 6.5 goals, +100 with Draftkings.

Prediction:

 

Over 6.5 Goals

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Picks