Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 09 Feb 2025

We’re Expecting a Win for Lightning

The -143 about the Lightning look really attractive when it comes to the Moneyline. We think the Canadiens can be beaten, so this is our betting prediction.

7 Lightning Victories in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

Tampa Bay Lightning have won their previous three games. A 6-3 triumph recently occurred on the road at Little Caesars Arena when playing Detroit Red Wings. Brandon Hagel landed 4 points, split between 2 goals and 2 assists.

Montreal Canadiens were defeated last time out, making it four home losses on the spin. Bell Centre saw them beaten 4-0 against New Jersey Devils. Habs won the shots on goal battle, 34-22.

The Habs have claimed back-to-back victories over the Lightning. At Amalie Arena they won 5-2 before winning 3-2 at Bell Centre. The Lightning have won seven of the past 10 games that these teams have played.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	34-19-3	2.22	.919	5
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Jakub Dobes (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	6-3-2	2.75	.905	1

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.0 goals from 31.9 shots on goal, with a 17.1% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have been giving up 2.7 goals from 27.4 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.5%.

Nikita Kucherov is the top points scorer with 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists, with Brandon Hagel racking up 11 points, 6 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.03 goal against average with a .933 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Habs have 3 wins, 6 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.3 goals from 26.2 shots on goal, with a 14.8% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.8 goals from 31.4 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.5%.

Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook have scored the most points on 6, with each player managing 2 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Sam Montembeault have a 3.21 GAA with a .893 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The NHL picks stem from knowing the team news and the latest form for each franchise. We work hard to unearth the most pertinent team, player and goalie stats which can also act as a guide.

Key Lightning vs Canadiens stats:

• Lightning have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Lightning have won 27 of their last 50 games this season.
• Lightning have won 3 consecutive games.
• Canadiens have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
• Canadiens have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
• Canadiens have lost their last 4 games at home this season.
• Canadiens have lost 7 of their last 10 games against Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction

We’re keeping our pick simple and backing Tampa Bay Lightning to claim a victory. They should be able to win this NHL clash and you can get the road team at a juicy -143.

Those looking for bigger odds about a win for Tampa Bay should head to the Match Winner & Total Goals lines. You can combine this pick with an Under / Over goals prediction for more juice.

Lightning Moneyline Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 58.8% chance of landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Brandon Hagel To Score +190

Brandon Hagel (Lightning) has found the net in 3 straight games. He looks like a value bet to light the lamp and you’re able to back this Anytime Goalscorer pick at odds of +190.

Latest Brandon Hagel Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+185

First

+1100

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning 4 - 1 Canadiens

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves the Lightning to win 4-1. The odds of +1300 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Lightning

Canadiens

1-0

Lightning

+5500

Canadiens

+6600

2-0

Lightning

+5000

Canadiens

+6600

2-1

Lightning

+1500

Canadiens

+1800

3-0

Lightning

+3000

Canadiens

+4500

3-1

Lightning

+1900

Canadiens

+2500

3-2

Lightning

+850

Canadiens

+1000

4-0

Lightning

+3400

Canadiens

+6000

4-1

Lightning

+1300

Canadiens

+2200

4-2

Lightning

+1500

Canadiens

+2000

4-3

Lightning

+950

Canadiens

+1100

5-0

Lightning

+5500

Canadiens

+10000

5-1

Lightning

+1900

Canadiens

+3500

5-2

Lightning

+1300

Canadiens

+2000

5-3

Lightning

+2000

Canadiens

+2800

5-4

Lightning

+1700

Canadiens

+2000

6-0

Lightning

+8000

Canadiens

+14000

6-1

Lightning

+4000

Canadiens

+8000

6-2

Lightning

+2200

Canadiens

+4000

6-3

Lightning

+2200

Canadiens

+3400

6-4

Lightning

+4000

Canadiens

+5000

6-5

Lightning

+4000

Canadiens

+4500

7-1

Lightning

+7000

Canadiens

+14000

7-2

Lightning

+5500

Canadiens

+11000

7-3

Lightning

+4000

Canadiens

+7000

7-4

Lightning

+5000

Canadiens

+7000

7-5

Lightning

+9000

Canadiens

+11000

7-6

Lightning

+10000

Canadiens

+11000

8-4

Lightning

+9000

Canadiens

+12500

8-5

Lightning

+11000

Canadiens

+14000

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Tight Affair Likely According to the Books

The Tampa Bay Lightning odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -185 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 65% chance of winning. Montreal Canadiens are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +152.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. There are many ways to wager on the NHL including Totals. If you’re wanting to back Over 6.5, the odds are -105.

The Lightning are favorites to score first at odds of -145. Conversely, if you think opponents Habs will open the scoring, they are +105 to do so.

The betting sites offer a huge selection of team props and game lines for every National Hockey League encounter. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

Lightning

-185

Canadiens

+152

3-Way Moneyline

Lightning

-105

Tie

+335

Canadiens

+220

Puck Line

Lightning -1.5

+134

Canadiens +1.5

-164

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-115

Over 6.5

-105

Nikita Kucherov Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Favorite Nikita Kucherov is priced at +800 to be the first player to light the lamp. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score at anytime at odds of +120.

Player Goals

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

First

+120

Anytime

+800

Brayden Point (Lightning)

First

+138

Anytime

+850

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

First

+150

Anytime

+950

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

First

+150

Anytime

+950

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

First

+185

Anytime

+1100

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

First

+195

Anytime

+1150

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

First

+205

Anytime

+1200

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)

First

+255

Anytime

+1400

Nick Paul (Lightning)

First

+290

Anytime

+1600

Brendan Gallagher (Canadiens)

First

+320

Anytime

+1700

Mitchell Chaffee (Lightning)

First

+320

Anytime

+1700

Michael Eyssimont (Lightning)

First

+320

Anytime

+1700

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

First

+340

Anytime

+1800

Kirby Dach (Canadiens)

First

+340

Anytime

+1800

Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Canadiens)

First

+340

Anytime

+1800

Cam Atkinson (Lightning)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Gage Goncalves (Lightning)

First

+375

Anytime

+1900

Joel Armia (Canadiens)

First

+400

Anytime

+2000

Alex Newhook (Canadiens)

First

+400

Anytime

+2000

Victor Hedman (Lightning)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Conor Sheary (Lightning)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Michael Pezzetta (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Jake Evans (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Josh Anderson (Canadiens)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

Over 3.5

+115

Under 3.5

-149

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Cole Caufield (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

-156

Under 2.5

+120

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

Patrik Laine (Canadiens)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Victor Hedman (Lightning)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

Nick Suzuki (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-175

Under 1.5

+135

Juraj Slafkovsky (Canadiens)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-130

Micro Betting

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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