Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens 3/21/2023 Picks

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The Tampa Bay Lightning will go against the Montreal Canadiens in NHL action in Bell Centre, CAN, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET.

In the second match in a back-to-back set, Tampa Bay was defeated by New Jersey on Sunday. This is their third game in four nights.

With a 42-23-6 record going into Monday night, the Lightning was third in the Atlantic Division, 21 points behind the Bruins for first place.

For the final Atlantic Division guaranteed a playoff spot, they were 13 points ahead of Florida. Tampa Bay averaged 3.45 goals per game entering Monday, ranking 7th in the league.

At 3.04 goals per game, the Lightning is tied for 13th in goals against. Tampa Bay ranks third on the man advantage this year after converting on 25.3% of their opportunities.

With 79.6% of their shorthanded situations resolved successfully this season, the Lightning is tied for 16th in the league in penalty killing.

After playing on Saturday night, Tampa Bay simply ran out of gas against New Jersey, losing to the Devils at home on Sunday.

The first period’s shot total was level at 10 for the Lightning, who went into the locker room with a 1-0 advantage.

At 3:26, Steven Stamkos assisted Nikita Kucherov on his 28th goal of the year to start the scoring. After 40 minutes of play, Tampa Bay trailed 3-2 after being outshot (17-6) and outscored (3-1) in the second period.

The Tampa Bay Lightning is 4-2 SU in their last 6 matches.
The Lightning is 13-2 SU in their last 15 games with Montreal.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches on the road against Montreal.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Predictions 3/21/2023

Montreal fell for the ninth time in ten matches after being defeated by this Tampa Bay team on the road on Saturday night, so they came to this game hoping to get revenge.

With a 27-37-6 record going into Monday, the Canadiens were in last place in the Atlantic Division, 51 points behind Boston for the division lead, 30 points behind Tampa Bay for the final assured playoff spot, and 18 points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild-card position.

At 2.77 goals scored per game this season, Montreal ranks 27th in the league in offensive production. The Canadiens surrendered an average of 3.71 goals per game, which ranks them 29th in goals against.

By converting 16.6% of its opportunities when they have the man advantage on the year, Montreal ranks 29th in the league in power play success.

By completing 72.3% of their shorthanded situations this season, the Canadiens are 30th in the NHL at penalty killing.

Montreal had a lead after two periods against Tampa Bay on Saturday, but things fell apart in the third, and they lost. Despite being outshot 13-6 in the first period of play, the Canadiens skated off with a one-all score.

At 5:12, Mike Hoffman put the game on the board with his 12th goal of the season, assisted by Nick Suzuki and David Savard.

Later on in the period, they conceded the tying goal. Despite being outshot 12-11 in the second period, Montreal defeated Tampa Bay 2-1 to take a 3-2 advantage into the break.

The total went OVER in 7 of Montreal’s last 8 matches.
The Montreal Canadiens are 1-9 SU in their last 10 matches.
The Canadiens are 0-5 SU in their last 5 matches at home.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens. The NHL pick for this game is the Tampa Bay Lightning. Recently, Montreal had difficulties and was routinely set on fire.

The fact that the Canadiens are playing at home doesn’t necessarily benefit them because this season they struggled to a 14-17-3 record at home.

Even though Tampa Bay did not play well on the road, the visiting club is still above.500 with a record of 17-16-1.

The Maple Leafs had two matches in hand before Monday’s action, while the Lightning trailed Toronto by three points in the race for home-ice advantage in the first round.

As a result, Tampa Bay must win games against inferior opposition. Even though they are playing their third game in four nights, you have to support them here given their recent success versus Montreal.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will win to a predicted score of 7-5.

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