Tampa Bay Lightning vsMontreal Canadiens Prediction
The Tampa Bay Lightning are heavy 73.7 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +1 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 30 shots on goal vs 29 shots for the Canadiens. The Lightning goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 93% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.7%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: A. Vasilevskiy 27, Jake Allen 26 SHOTS: Victor Hedman 2.8, Josh Anderson 2.6 GOALS: Steven Stamkos 0.59, Josh Anderson 0.28 PTS: Victor Hedman has a 58% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Tyler Toffoli has a 35% chance of 1+PTs