Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/28/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (+230) Lightning (-290)

The Montreal Canadiens (7-21-3) are hitting the road to Amalie Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (20-6-4). The line on this contest has Montreal at +230 and Tampa Bay is sitting at -290. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win against the Flyers in their previous outing. Montreal accounted for 4 penalty mins in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 2 power play chances but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Canadiens had an average offensive outing in this win. In the matchup, they scored on 3 of the 40 shots they tried.

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Pertaining to their scoring, the Montreal Canadiens have accounted for 66 goals (30th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 109. For the current campaign, the have a total of 17 points and their points percentage is sitting at .274. Montreal comes into tonight with 88 power play opportunities and they have notched 11 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 12.50%. When at even strength, the Canadiens have surrendered 82 goals while scoring 55 on the offensive side of the ice. Montreal has taken 912 shots and holds a shot percentage of 7.2%. The Canadiens have had 1,035 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .895. Montreal Canadiens opponents have tallied 95 power play opportunities (5th in hockey) and have a total of 27 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jake Allen. Opponents have scored 816 goals versus Allen in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.56. Allen has taken the ice for 341 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .911 in his 19,124 mins guarding the cage. He has a mark of 164-121-33 and he started in 321 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Allen has earned 170 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .530. Allen has seen 9,198 shot attempts against him and has garnered 8,382 total saves.

In their last game, Tampa Bay played the Senators in a game where the Lightning took home the win by a mark of 2-1. The Lightning recorded 2 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they attempted. They had 5 attempts on the power play in this game and scored 1 goal out of those attempts.

The Lightning have earned 79 goals at even strength and 17 goals (16th in the league) while having more men on the ice. Tampa Bay has attempted 868 shots (24th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.06%, while allowing their opponents 908 shots. On the campaign, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 96 goals, 44 points, in addition to a points percentage of .733. They have earned 91 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 18.68%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.07% on the other teams 86 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.4%. They have allowed 78 goals to be scored by way of 60 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the net. He has gathered 9,106 saves out of 9,894 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .920. Vasilevskiy has earned a career record of 207-87-22 and has been in net for 326 games. He got the starting nod in 316 games and has accumulated 19,087 minutes. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 57.6% and he has qualified for 182 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 2.48 goals per game and he has surrendered 788 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal (+230)

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