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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -147-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.
In their last action, Montreal was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Lightning. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -201 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 50-20-6 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 36-27-12 SU
Montreal is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Montreal is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Montreal Monday, July 5