Tampa Bay takes on Montreal in Atlantic Division action

Sun, Dec 31, 2023
NHL News (AP)

Montreal Canadiens (15-15-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (17-15-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -236, Canadiens +192; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens head to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Atlantic Division action on Sunday.

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Tampa Bay has a 17-15-5 record overall and a 3-3-3 record in Atlantic Division games. The Lightning are 16-2-3 in games they score at least three goals.

Montreal is 15-15-5 overall and 4-4-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens are fifth in league play with 154 total penalties (averaging 4.4 per game).

The teams meet Sunday for the second time this season. The Lightning won 5-3 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 25 goals and 34 assists for the Lightning. Steven Stamkos has scored five goals and added five assists over the past 10 games.

Nicholas Suzuki has 10 goals and 21 assists for the Canadiens. Josh Anderson has scored five goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 5.5 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: Conor Sheary: day to day (finger), Mikhail Sergachev: day to day (lower body).

Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Tanner Pearson: out (upper body), Carey Price: out (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.