The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens — the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat — will meet on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET, at Amalie Arena in Tampa. The bookmakers have made the Lightning heavy favorites at -319 on the moneyline, and the Canadiens are at +253.
The betting trends in the following article reference odds valid as of March 18, 2023 at 5:14 PM ET. Head to the article below for the latest lines for this contest and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Lightning Vs Canadiens Betting Odds
- Moneyline: TB: (-319) | MON: (+253)
- Puck line: TB: -1.5 (-129) | MON: +1.5 (105)
- Total: 6.5 — Over: (-126) | Under: (+104)
Injury Report as of March 18
Lightning: None
Canadiens: Carey Price: Out (Knee), Brendan Gallagher: Out (Lower Body), Paul Byron: Out (Hip), Sean Monahan: Out (Foot), Joel Armia: Doubtful (Infection), Christian Dvorak: Out (Lower Body), Jake Evans: Out (Lower Body), Jordan Harris: Questionable (Lower Body), Kirby Dach: Out (Lower Body), Kaiden Guhle: Out (Undisclosed), Cole Caufield: Out (Shoulder), Arber Xhekaj: Out (Hand), Juraj Slafkovsky: Out (Lower Body)
Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Lightning |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (6.5) |
| Spread Pick | Lightning (-1.5) |
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Lightning Vs Canadiens Team Stats
| Lightning Avg. (Rank) | Canadiens Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.45 (7th) | Goals Scored | 2.78 (27th) |
| 3.01 (13th) | Goals Allowed | 3.70 (28th) |
| 32.1 (13th) | Shots | 27.5 (30th) |
| 31.3 (16th) | Shots Allowed | 33.9 (28th) |
Lightning Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | 69 | 27 | 69 | 96 | 235 | 8 | +1 |
| Brayden Point | 69 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 202 | 17 | +3 |
| Steven Stamkos | 68 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 212 | 12 | -3 |
| Brandon Hagel | 69 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 143 | 6 | +20 |
| Alex Killorn | 69 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 121 | 1 | +15 |
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Canadiens Key Players
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Suzuki | 69 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 133 | 6 | -13 |
| Cole Caulfield | 46 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 157 | 7 | -10 |
| Kirby Dach | 54 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 99 | 5 | -4 |
| Josh Anderson | 67 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 160 | 4 | -8 |
| Christian Dvorak | 64 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 88 | 0 | -12 |
Betting Trends
- The Lightning have won 66.7% of their games this season when they’ve been a moneyline favorite (36-18).
- The Lightning have a 76.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- This season the Canadiens have been an underdog 64 times, and won 24, or 37.5%, of those games.
- The Canadiens have a 28.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- In 35 of 69 matches this season, Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.
- Montreal’s games this season have had over 6.5 goals 33 of 69 times.
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