April 28, 2026 3:09 PM EST

NHL: Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 4/29/2026

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are slight 50.7 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +6 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 30 shots on goal vs 24 shots for the Canadiens. The Canadiens goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.4% compared to the Lightning goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.2%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Jakub Dobes 27, Andrei Vasilevskiy 21 SHOTS: Cole Caufield 3.4, Nikita Kucherov 3.9 GOALS: Cole Caufield 0.45, Nikita Kucherov 0.39 PTS: Nick Suzuki has a 49% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Nikita Kucherov has a 58% chance of 1+PTs

' We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Montreal Canadiens

Montreal CanadiensRECORDTampa Bay LightningRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road25-18, 58% 935Record at Home27-16, 63% 72Montreal Canadiens
VS Tampa Bay Lightning4-3, 57% 189VS Montreal Canadiens3-4, 43% -211Montreal Canadiens
vs Team .500 or Better24-23, 51% 183vs Team .500 or Better28-19, 60% 130Montreal Canadiens
Record As Road Underdog20-15, 57% 858Record As Home Favorite25-16, 61% -136Montreal Canadiens
After 1 or More Days Off41-28, 59% -3166After 1 or More Days Off44-26, 63% -4749Montreal Canadiens

PAST 30 DAYS

Montreal CanadiensRECORDTampa Bay LightningRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-2, 75% 480Record at Home5-3, 62% -21Montreal Canadiens
VS Tampa Bay Lightning4-1, 80% 389VS Montreal Canadiens1-4, 20% -345Montreal Canadiens
vs Team Under .5005-2, 71% 389vs Team .500 or Better2-6, 25% -485Montreal Canadiens
Record As Road Underdog4-2, 67% 332Record As Home Favorite5-3, 62% -21Montreal Canadiens
After 1 or More Days Off7-3, 70% -206After 1 or More Days Off5-6, 45% -901Montreal Canadiens

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Montreal CanadiensRECORDTampa Bay LightningRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD28-15, 65% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME24-18, 57% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-5, 38% OverHOME OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS1-4, 20% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON16-19, 46% OverHOME OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON18-18, 50% OverUNDER
Opp Averages >2.8 G at Home46-24, 66% OVEROpp Averages >2.8 G on Road41-28, 59% OVEROVER

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SIDE VALUE - Montreal Canadiens Road Games: 20-23, 47% -495 Tampa Bay Lightning Home Games: 21-22, 49% -176 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Montreal Canadiens Road Games: 2-6, 25% -372 Tampa Bay Lightning Home Games: 1-7, 12% -559

MONEY LINE - Montreal Canadiens Road Games: 24-19, 56% +31 Tampa Bay Lightning Home Games: 26-17, 60% +-100 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Montreal Canadiens Road Games: 3-5, 38% -290 Tampa Bay Lightning Home Games: 5-3, 62% -21

OVER-UNDER RECORD - Montreal Canadiens Road Games: 22-21, 51% -98 Tampa Bay Lightning Home Games: 18-25, 42% -862 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Montreal Canadiens Road Games: 5-3, 62% + 155 Tampa Bay Lightning Home Games: 4-4, 50% -36

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