Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction NHL Picks 12/29/24

The Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Sunday in NHL action from the Amalie Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction.

Montreal Canadiens Recap

The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to build on a 4-0 shutout win over Florida last time out. After this game, Montreal will head on the road for a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Canadiens Starting To Heat Up

Going into Saturday’s game against the Panthers, Nick Suzuki has a team-high 35 points with 11 goals and a team-high 24 assists while Cole Caufield has 32 points with a team-high 17 goals. Mike Matheson has 15 assists, Juraj Slafkovsky has 19 points with 15 assists and Lane Hutson has 24 assists as well on the year. Brendan Gallagher has 16 points with 9 goals while Jake Evans has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists. In goal for Montreal, Sam Montembeault has gone 12-14-2 with a 2.94 GAA and a .900 save percentage while Cayden Primeau is 2-3-1 with a 4.70 GAA and an .836 save percentage this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to build on their 6-2 win over the New York Rangers last time out. After this game, Tampa Bay will face the Sharks and Kings.

Lightning Looking To Stay Hot

Entering Saturday’s matchup against the Rangers, Nikita Kucherov leads the Bolts with 50 points including a team-high 15 goals and 35 assists while Brandon Hagel has 39 points with 16 goals and 23 assists and Anthony Cirelli has 30 points of his own with 17 assists. Brayden Point has 39 points with 22 goals and 17 assists while Victor Hedman has 28 points with 24 assists. Jake Guentzel also has 35 points with 19 goals and 16 assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 15-10-1 with a 2.41 GAA and a .911 save percentage while Jonas Johansson has gone 4-1-1 with a 3.25 GAA and a .902 save percentage on the year in goal for Tampa Bay.

Canadiens vs. Lightning Prediction

I’m on the over here. I just think that both teams are in solid form right now and I’m not really interested in stepping in front of either one right now. If I were to pick a side, given the head-to-head history, I’d probably be on Tampa Bay, but both teams are scoring for fun right now and on a back-to-back, I think we see some goals here. Give me the over.