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Lightning vs. Canadiens Prediction, Odds & Stats - April 26, 2026

Game Scheduled
Atlantic
Apr 26th, 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay
Lightning
W L L W W
Montreal
Canadiens
W L W L W
VS
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
Scoreboard Spread Moneyline O/U
Tampa Bay Lightning 50-26-4-2      
Montreal Canadiens 48-24-5-5      

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
04/21/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
2   -   3
 Atlantic
04/19/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
4   -   3
 Atlantic
04/15/26
NY Rangers Rangers NYR ( 34-39-8-1 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
4   -   2
 Metropolitan
04/14/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Philadelphia Flyers PHI ( 43-27-8-4 )
2   -   4
 Atlantic
04/13/26
Detroit Red Wings DET ( 41-31-6-4 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
3   -   4
 Atlantic
04/12/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
NY Islanders Islanders NYI ( 43-34-0-5 )
4   -   1
 Atlantic
04/11/26
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB ( 40-30-10-2 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
5   -   2
 Metropolitan
04/11/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 )
2   -   1
 Atlantic
04/09/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
1   -   2
 Atlantic

Matchup Odds

Line History

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Line History

Team Leaders

Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Montreal Canadiens MON
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing Montreal
130 Points 101
Nick Suzuki
Center Tampa Bay
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing Montreal
43 + / - 37
Nick Suzuki
Center Tampa Bay
Cole Caufield
Right Wing Tampa Bay
258 Shots 231
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing Montreal
Arber Xhekaj
Defense Tampa Bay
116 Penalty Mins 112
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Defense Montreal
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender Montreal
39 Wins 29
Jakub Dobes
Goaltender Tampa Bay
Jacob Fowler
Goaltender Tampa Bay
2.4 GAA 2.3
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender Montreal
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Montreal Canadiens MON
Jake Guentzel
Left Wing Montreal
4 Points 3
Cole Caufield
Right Wing Tampa Bay
Anthony Cirelli
Center Montreal
4 + / - 2
Josh Anderson
Right Wing Tampa Bay
Nikita Kucherov
Right Wing Montreal
10 Shots 9
Juraj Slafkovsky
Left Wing Tampa Bay
Brandon Hagel
Left Wing Montreal
9 Penalty Mins 7
Juraj Slafkovsky
Left Wing Tampa Bay
Jakub Dobes
Goaltender Tampa Bay
1 Wins 1
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender Montreal
Jakub Dobes
Goaltender Tampa Bay
2.7 GAA 2.7
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltender Montreal

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
51 26 5-5-0 1L 35-41 360 27-14-2 24-12-3-2 33-34-9
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens
49 24 7-3-0 1L 41-33 850 24-15-1-1 25-9-5-4 42-28-4

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u MON:Shots MON:Goals MON:Assists TB:Shots TB:Goals TB:Assists
04/21/2026 TB 3 - MON 2 TB Under 6 27 2 4 34 3 5
04/19/2026 TB 3 - MON 4 (OT) MON Over 6 19 4 8 23 3 6
04/09/2026 MON 2 - TB 1 MON Under 6.5 21 2 3 18 1 2
03/31/2026 TB 1 - MON 4 MON Under 6.5 23 4 4 37 1 2
12/28/2025 TB 4 - MON 4 MON Over 6 35 4 7 21 4 7
12/09/2025 MON 1 - TB 6 TB Over 6 27 1 2 27 6 6
02/09/2025 MON 3 - TB 5 TB Over 6 21 5 9 35 3 4
01/21/2025 MON 3 - TB 2 MON Under 6.5 35 2 3 22 3 5
12/29/2024 TB 2 - MON 5 MON Over 6.5 37 5 8 23 2 2
04/04/2024 MON 4 - TB 7 TB Over 6.5 35 7 12 30 4 8
03/02/2024 TB 3 - MON 3 MON Under 6.5 31 3 5 29 3 3
12/31/2023 TB 4 - MON 3 TB Over 6.5 29 3 2 20 4 8
11/07/2023 MON 3 - TB 5 TB Over 7 32 5 10 26 3 6
03/21/2023 MON 3 - TB 2 MON Under 6.5 33 2 4 20 3 5
03/18/2023 TB 5 - MON 3 TB Over 6.5 21 3 6 41 5 8
12/28/2022 TB 4 - MON 1 TB Under 6 26 1 2 38 4 5
12/17/2022 MON 1 - TB 5 TB Under 6 27 5 9 23 1 1
04/02/2022 TB 4 - MON 4 MON Over 6.5 31 4 5 41 4 7
12/28/2021 TB 5 - MON 4 TB Over 6 31 4 6 37 5 8
12/07/2021 MON 2 - TB 3 TB Under 5.5 27 3 4 23 2 4
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
04/21/2026 TB 3 - MON 2 W Under 6 27 2 4
04/19/2026 TB 3 - MON 4 (OT) L Over 6 19 4 8
04/15/2026 TB 2 - NYR 4 L Under 6.5 21 4 8
04/13/2026 TB 4 - DET 3 W Over 6.5 30 3 5
04/11/2026 BOS 1 - TB 2 W Under 6 24 2 4
04/09/2026 MON 2 - TB 1 L Under 6.5 18 1 2
04/07/2026 OTT 6 - TB 2 L Over 6.5 30 2 4
04/06/2026 BUF 4 - TB 2 L Under 6.5 25 2 4
04/04/2026 TB 3 - BOS 1 W Under 6 22 1 2
04/02/2026 TB 6 - PIT 3 W Over 6.5 24 3 6
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
04/21/2026 TB 3 - MON 2 L Under 6 34 3 5
04/19/2026 TB 3 - MON 4 (OT) W Over 6 23 3 6
04/14/2026 PHI 4 - MON 2 L Under 6 25 4 5
04/12/2026 NYI 1 - MON 4 W Under 6.5 33 1 2
04/11/2026 MON 2 - CLB 5 L Over 6 22 2 4
04/09/2026 MON 2 - TB 1 W Under 6.5 21 2 3
04/07/2026 MON 3 - FLA 3 L Under 6.5 32 3 6
04/05/2026 MON 0 - NJ 3 L Under 6.5 18 0 0
04/04/2026 NJ 3 - MON 3 L Under 6.5 38 3 6
04/02/2026 NYR 2 - MON 3 W Under 6.5 24 2 4

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Montreal Canadiens MON
avg rank edge in rank avg
3.0 5 Goals Per Game 5 3.0
3.0 5 Goals Against Per Game 5 3.0
28.5 9 Shots Per Game 16 23.0
23.0 1 Shots Against Per Game 8 28.5
10.5 8 Shooting % 4 13.0
13.0 13 Opponent Shooting % 9 10.5
5.5 5 Shot Differential Per Game 12 -5.5
10.5 8 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 4 13.0
.870 9 Save % 7 .890
.890 5 Opponent Save % 3 .870
20.5 5 Penalty Minutes Per Game 6 19.5
1 3 Power Play Goals Per Game 1 2
2 5 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 3 1
25.0 5 Power Play % 2 44.4
55.6 8 Penalty Kill % 5 75.0
1.84 7 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 15 1.36

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Season stats rank
Goals 3.49 4
Shots 28.11 14
Power Play (%) 21 15
Faceoff (%) 47 29
Penalty Mins 1207 1
Montreal Canadiens MON
Season stats rank
Goals 3.4 7
Shots 26.29 24
Power Play (%) 23 9
Faceoff (%) 51 9
Penalty Mins 849 5
defence
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Season stats rank
Goals 3.49 4
Shots 28.11 14
Power Play (%) 21 15
Faceoff (%) 47 29
Penalty Mins 1207 1
Montreal Canadiens MON
Season stats rank
Goals 3.4 7
Shots 26.29 24
Power Play (%) 23 9
Faceoff (%) 51 9
Penalty Mins 849 5

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Montreal Canadiens MON

Tampa Bay vs. Montreal Betting News

Tampa Bay Lightning TB

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Montreal Canadiens MON

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Tampa Bay Vs Montreal Betting Trends

Tampa Bay Lightning TB

Over is 5-2 in Lightning last 7 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Lightning are 51-15 in their last 66 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Under is 6-2 in Lightning last 8 games as a favorite.

Lightning are 6-24 in their last 30 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Over is 8-2 in Lightning last 10 First Round games.

Montreal Canadiens MON

Over is 19-7 in Canadiens last 26 Sunday games.

Over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 games as a favorite.

Canadiens are 9-42 in their last 51 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Under is 11-4-2 in Canadiens last 17 First Round games.

Over is 4-1 in Canadiens last 5 games as a home favorite of -201 or greater.

Atlantic Standings

Line Up - Last Game

Tampa Bay Lightning
Pitchers
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Hitters
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Montreal Canadiens
Pitchers
POS Player
Hitters
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