Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Lightning vs. Canadiens NHL Odds
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(21-13-4) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens (18-16-6)
Date: Thursday, January 2nd
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Tampa Bay -135, Montreal +115
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Tampa Bay -1.5
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
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It’ a full slate of games across the NHL on Thursday and this should be a good one. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens face off at the Belle Centre.
The Lightning have won the last two games played between the two games.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning had some issue early in the season, but they have figured it out the last month and they come into this game smoking hot.
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They have won four games in a row, and the offense is heating up. In three of the last four games they have scored five goals or more.
It’s a good thing the offense is so good because the Lightning have left some to be desired in the defensive zone. In two of those four games they gave up four goals and that is a concerning trend as the season goes on. On the season they are giving up 3.16 goals per game.
In this game it’s going to be about the Lightning running up the score. The higher scoring this game is, the better the chance the Lightning will win.
Montreal Canadiens
On the other side of this matchup is the montreal Canadiens who have been up and down and they come into this game really struggling.
Coming into this game they have lost three games in a row, and the defense has been terrible. In two of the three games they gave up five goals or more and if they want any chance to come away in this gmae the defense needs to be better.
One of the big issues for the Canadiens has been their play on the penalty kill. They are killing off only 76 percent of the power plays.
The Canadiens offense has been good this year averaging 3.2 goals per game and they need to attack the Lightning’s poor defense.
The other thing the Canadiens need to do is not fall behind early. If a goal or two goes in early for the Lightning, the Canadiens are going to have trouble keeping up.
NHL Betting Trends:
- TB are 43-8 in their last 51 vs. Atlantic.
- Over is 21-5-1 in TB last 27 games following a win.
- TB are 43-13 in their last 56 Thu. games.
- MON are 2-8 in their last 10 home games.
- MON are 3-8 in their last 11 Thu. games.
- TB are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
Free Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL Prediction:
The Lightning are scoring a lot of goals, and the Canadiens are giving up a lot of goals which is going to lead to a lot goals scored.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Lightning ML
The Lightning are going to put plenty of goals in the back of the net and that will be the difference. Back the Lightning to win this game on the money line.
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