Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning 12/28/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Dec. 28, 2019
TV: SunS
Latest Odds : TB -170 Total 6.5
The Canadiens head into the game play for Friday with an 18-13-6 record on the year. The Canadiens have ended up getting a 10-5-3 record on the road so far. In the standings the Canadiens are sitting in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division.
When it comes to scoring Montreal has been able to score 3.22 goals a game on a total of 35.2 shots a game. The Canadiens have allowed only 3.14 goals a game with 31.4 shots a game faced. The Canadiens have converted on the power play at 22.7% on the year with a penalty kill sitting at 75.2%.
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Tampa Bay on the year have only managed to get an 18-13-4 record on the year so far. When it comes to playing at home the Lightning have posted a 10-7-2 record on the year. When it comes to their position in the standings the Lightning are sitting in 6th place.
Recent Betting Trends:
Montreal are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against Tampa Bay.
Montreal are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games against Montreal.
Free Betting Pick: Montreal Canadiens +150
The Lightning have really had some problems on the year so far and the Lightning have not looked impressive at all offensively. With the Canadiens the Montreal squad has been very consistent so far and looked impressive in most of their games. What else is good is the Canadiens are able to play consistent defense and that makes a difference in the game here as the Canadiens defense keeps the Lightning offense at bay. Final Score, Montreal Canadiens win 4-2.