Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 3/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-275) Canadiens (+225)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (42-23-6) are headed to Bell Centre on Tuesday where they will take on the Montreal Canadiens (27-37-6). The odds on this game have the Lightning at -275 and the Canadiens are priced at +225. The total is set at 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-2 loss to the Devils their last time on the ice. The Lightning offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 24 shots they looked to score on. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Tampa Bay accrued 2 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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When playing at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 171 goals while earning 183 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 221 power play opportunities (12th in pro hockey) and have earned 45 goals in those chances. In relation to their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 245 goals (4th in hockey) so far this year and have conceded 216. Tampa Bay has tried 2,279 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the year, they sit with 90 points and their points percentage is .634. The Lightning so far have had 2,218 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .903. Tampa Bay has 245 power play opportunities and they have added 62 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 25.31%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 418 games during his NHL career. He has a win-loss mark of 260-119-28 and he started in 408 games. Opponents have scored 1,035 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.53. Vasilevskiy has seen 12,699 shots taken against him and he has 11,664 saves. His save percentage is at .918 in his 24,571 mins played. In his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy has earned 234 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .574.

When they took the ice last, Montreal went up against the Lightning in a matchup where the Canadiens took the loss by a final of 5-3. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those tries. The Canadiens scored 3 goals of the 21 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Canadiens have earned 160 goals at even strength and 34 goals (27th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Montreal has attempted 1,920 shots (30th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.10%, while allowing their opponents 2,387 shots. On the campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have earned 194 goals, 60 points, and a points percentage of .429. They have permitted 260 goals to be scored by way of 196 goals at even strength and 64 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 204 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.67%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 72.29% on their opponents 231 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.1%.

For the opposition you are going to see Jake Allen defending the net. Allen is sitting with a career record of 182-149-38 and has been in net for 393 games. Allen's percentage of quality starts comes in at 53.0% and he has accumulated 197 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has a tally of 9,909 saves out of the 10,902 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .909. Teams are averaging 2.70 goals per game and he has surrendered 993 goals overall. He was named a starter in 372 games and his ice time sits at 22,084 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-275)

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