Lightning vs Canadiens Prediction, Odds and Picks Dec 17

Montreal Canadiens host Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The Lightning are the moneyline betting favorites on the road. Montreal has lost three of its last four games. The Canadiens are 14-14-2 and need to pick up wins to get back in the playoff mix.

Tampa Bay Lightning are on a four-game winning streak. They are scoring 3.6 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov leads the team with 34 assists and 45 points. The team is getting better on the defensive end of the ice. Goaltender Andrew Vasilevskiy is holding opponents to 2.5 goals a night.

Canadiens are allowing 3.5 goals per game. Jake Allen has gone just 9-11 in the blue paint this season. Montreal has killed off 80 percent of penalties and is playing a great team on the power play. Nick Suzuki leads the way with 16 assists and 30 points.

Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens meet on December 17. It will be the first of four games between the teams this season. Tampa Bay has been the more dominant team in the last 12 meetings.

Lightning vs. Canadiens is a game on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Lightning are 19-9-1 and the Canadiens are 14-14-2.

Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are playing each other on December 17. The odds favor the Lightning to win. The implied probability is 70.59% and the Canadiens 33.33%. For $100 bet on the Tampa Bay, you have a chance to get $42.