Montreal vs Tampa Bay Prediction: the Canadiens Will Fight the Lightning

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Montreal vs Tampa Bay, which will take place on January 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Montreal

Things have been looking up for the Canadiens recently. They have changed a lot, and everything has gone so well that they are just one step away from a wild card spot, sitting tenth in the Eastern Conference standings with 50 points. Marten St-Louis' side is just two points off the coveted top eight. Montreal has won six of their last eight matches, including a 5-4 overtime victory over the Rangers the day before.

Tampa Bay

While Montreal is clearly making progress, the same can't be said for Tampa Bay. John Cooper's men are definitely not developing, and they have enough problems of their own. The Lightning is sixth in the Eastern Conference standings with 53 points - not a bad position to be in, but the fans are clearly expecting more. The results have been inconsistent, with three victories and three losses in the last six games. In their last match, Tampa Bay failed 5-3 to Toronto.

H2H Meetings

Montreal and Tampa Bay have met once this season - on 30 December 2024. The Canadiens won that time (5-2).

Stats Betting

• 5 of the last 8 matches involving Montreal Canadiens were tied in regulation time.
• Montreal Canadiens conceded 2 or less pucks in 11 of the last 18 home matches.
• Montreal Canadiens have failed 18 of the last 25 matches against the Lightning.
• Tampa Bay Lightning conceded 2 or less pucks in 10 of the last 15 away games.
• Montreal Canadiens did not lose in regulation time in 13 of the last 16 matches.
• Montreal Canadiens scored more than 2 pucks to Tampa Bay Lightning in 7 games in a row.

Bookmakers' Offers

The bookmaker company 1xbet's experts think that the Tampa Bay team will win this game. You can bet on the team to win in regulation time at odds of 2.11, and in overtime and a shootout at odds of 1.701. If you think Montreal wins (including OT and BUL), you can bet on it with 2.257, and if you think they will win in three periods, you can bet on it with 2.961.The experts also set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over 5.5, there's a 1.63 option, while for the opposite bet, the odds are 2.30.

Expert Betting Tips

We think Montreal will win the next game, even though experts believe in Tampa Bay for obvious reasons. But Montreal's lineup is stronger. The Canadiens have also improved recently, losing only one of their last 16 games. The Lightning has had a tough schedule recently, with back-to-back games for the second day in a row. They also lost the first one 3-5 in Toronto. This makes it unlikely that they will win, so we don't think it's a good bet to back them not to lose.

Prediction:

1X for 1.69

Team 1 Wins for 2.25

CS 3:2 for 21.00