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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Bell Centre — Montreal, QC

Article updated Dec 16, 6:02 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Tampa Bay is on the road playing Montreal at the Bell Centre stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Tampa Bay -245 was the opening favorite and current line is Tampa

Game outlook

Tampa Bay is on the road playing Montreal at the Bell Centre stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Tampa Bay -245 was the opening favorite and current line is Tampa Bay -247.

Tampa Bay Highlights

With a power ranking of 2, Tampa Bay is ranked #5 in offense (scoring an average of 3.61 per game), #14 in defense (allowing an average of 3.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 19-9-1 this season.

Montreal Highlights

Montreal Canadiens has a power ranking of 27 and are #23 for offense (scoring an average of 2.97 per game), #23 for defense (giving up an average of 3.00 points per game) and 14-16 overall. Tampa Bay went 1-1-1 in their last 3 matchups against Montreal.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Tampa Bay Lightning to win and the total score to be 6.5. 62% of SportsJaw users predict Tampa Bay Lightning to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Tampa Bay will win and the total will go under.

O: 0.5% picked Montreal Canadiens on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Lightning 4 to Canadiens 2.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Lightning 4 to Canadiens 2.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Lightning vs Canadiens archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Lightning vs Canadiens matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning-245 → -247Moved
  • Moneyline · Montreal Canadiens+208 → +215Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Lightning-1.5 (+110) → -1.5 (+105)Moved
  • Spread · Montreal Canadiens+1.5 (-128) → +1.5 (-125)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Tampa Bay Lightning
19-10 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Montreal Canadiens
14-16 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-5-2 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T23:02:53.910Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 5-1

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on December 17, 2022, a 4-goal decision in the series. Tampa Bay Lightning's strongest period was the 1st period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (+105) spread, Tampa Bay Lightning covered, while the 6 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Mickey619Moneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -245Win
  • AdrianMariucciMoneyline · Montreal Canadiens +205Loss
  • Jmontes562Moneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -245Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -248Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -248Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning -250Win