Sunday’s game that pits the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Montreal Canadiens, which starts at 1:00 PM ET, features plenty of betting options. Below, we cover the best bets for this matchup, so take a peek before making any wagers.

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Lightning vs. Canadiens Picks

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Total Pick

Pick OU: Under 6.5 (model projecting 6.3 goals)

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have hit the over on this game’s total (6.5 goals) 23 times this season.
• So far this season, 26 games Montreal has played finished with more than 6.5 goals.
• The total for this game (6.5) is 0.1 more than the combined scoring averages for the Lightning (3.49) and the Canadiens (2.93).
• These two teams allow a combined 6.1 goals per game, 0.4 less than this one’s over/under.

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Moneyline Pick

Lightning Moneyline: -151

• The Lightning are 24-14 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Tampa Bay is 17-10 (winning 63.0% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -151 or shorter.
• The Lightning have a 60.2% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.

Canadiens Moneyline: +126

• Montreal has 22 wins when playing as the moneyline underdog this season (which has happened 49 times).
• The Canadiens have 14 victories in games with moneyline odds of +126 or longer (in 32 chances).
• Montreal’s implied probability to win is 44.2% based on its moneyline odds.

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Score Prediction

Prediction:
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3

Lightning Points Leaders

• A leading offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has recorded 81 points.
• Having scored 26 goals and adding 34 assists, Brandon Hagel is excelling for Tampa Bay through 54 games.
• Brayden Point has created 57 points for Tampa Bay in 49 games this season, netting a goal on 23.8% of his shots and putting up 30 goals and 27 assists.
• In the 42 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .918, the sixth-best in the league.

Canadiens Points Leaders

• Nicholas Suzuki has scored 15 goals (0.3 per game) and collected 37 assists (0.7 per game), taking 2.0 shots per game and shooting 13.4%. That makes him among the leaders for Montreal with 52 total points (0.9 per game).
• Cole Caufield has made a major impact for Montreal this season with 49 points, thanks to 26 goals and 23 assists.
• Montreal’s Lane Hutson has 39 points (three goals, 36 assists) this season.
• Samuel Montembeault’s record stands at 18-20-3 on the season, allowing 115 goals (3.0 goals against average) and amassing 997 saves with an .897 save percentage (46th in the league).

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Tampa Bay vs. Montreal Game Info

• Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NHL Network
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• Location: Montréal, Quebec
• Venue: Bell Centre

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