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Lightning at Canadiens

NHL · Thursday, Apr 9 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final TB 1 – MTL 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
TB0011
MTL0112
Team box
TB·MTL
18
shots
21
0 of 4
power play
0 of 7
47.6
faceoff %
52.4
29
hits
34
13
blocked shots
9
71
penalty minutes
55
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Andrei VasilevskiyTB2119.905
Jakub DobesMTL1817.944

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +3
TB +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: MTL 1 · TB 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was TB 52%, MTL 48% · Updated Apr 9

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
TB 3.6 – 3.1 MTL
Expected total
6.7
LightningThe matchupCanadiens
−107Our fair odds+107
3.6Expected goals3.1
+0.38Power rating+0.16
3.6Goals / game3.5
2.8Allowed / game3.1
28.3Shots / game26.4
47.5Faceoff %51.0
19.9Hits / game21.9
48−30Season record46−32
5−5Last 109−1

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
TB chance · MTL chance
Our model fair51.8%48.2%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
TBTampa Bay Lightning−10752%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+10748%————
Spreadabout even
TBTampa Bay Lightning−0.4our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens+0.4our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.7
Over6.7our total————
Under6.7our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Tampa Bay Lightning by 6 goals: 1%Tampa Bay Lightning by 5 goals: 3%Tampa Bay Lightning by 4 goals: 8%Tampa Bay Lightning by 3 goals: 14%Tampa Bay Lightning by 2 goals: 11%Tampa Bay Lightning by 1 goal: 16%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 24%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 8%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 9%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 4%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 1%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: <1%
← TB wins byMTL wins by →
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 2 or more37%
Tampa Bay Lightning wins by 3 or more26%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more23%
Decided by one goal40%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.7 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.564%
Total over 6.553%
Total over 7.533%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
TBAndrei Vasilevskiy G · last 5 starts: .911 save %, 2.24 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .947 save %, 1.75 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
TB·MTL
Apr 7 at OTT
last game
Apr 7 vs FLA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
4
3rd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 78+ games
TB·MTL
+0.38
rating (0 = average)
+0.16
3.6
goals / game
3.5
2.8
goals allowed / game
3.1
48−30
season record
46−32
25−14
home record
23−16
23−16
away record
23−16
L2
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
9−1
28.3
shots / game
26.4
47.5
faceoff %
51.0
19.9
hits / game
21.9
12.2
blocked shots / game
16.4
4.1
takeaways / game
4.5
14.8
giveaways / game
13.7

Rating Trend

TB · MTL · 155 days
Tampa Bay LightningMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 3−7
Mar 31at TBMTL 4 − 1
Dec 28, 2025at TBTB 5 − 4 SO
Dec 9, 2025at MTLTB 6 − 1
Feb 9, 2025at MTLTB 5 − 3
Jan 21, 2025at MTLMTL 3 − 2
Dec 29, 2024at TBMTL 5 − 2
Apr 4, 2024at MTLTB 7 − 4
Mar 2, 2024at TBTB 4 − 3 SO
Dec 31, 2023at TBTB 4 − 3
Nov 7, 2023at MTLTB 5 − 3

TB · Last 10

5−5 · streak L2
Apr 7at OTT2 − 6L
Apr 6at BUF2 − 4L
Apr 4vs BOS3 − 1W
Apr 2vs PIT6 − 3W
Mar 31vs MTL1 − 4L
Mar 29vs NSH3 − 2W
Mar 28vs OTT4 − 2W
Mar 26vs SEA3 − 4L
Mar 24vs MIN6 − 3W
Mar 22at CGY3 − 4L

MTL · Last 10

9−1 · streak W1
Apr 7vs FLA4 − 3W
Apr 5vs NJ0 − 3L
Apr 4at NJ4 − 3W
Apr 2at NYR3 − 2W
Mar 31at TB4 − 1W
Mar 29at CAR3 − 1W
Mar 28at NSH4 − 1W
Mar 26vs CBJ2 − 1W
Mar 24vs CAR5 − 2W
Mar 21vs NYI7 − 3W