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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2026-12-02 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning @ 7:30 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 38.2%
TBL: 61.8%
Expected Goals
MTL: 2.43
TBL: 3.89
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
Jakub Dobes - 29-10-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.78 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
StatMTLTBL
Season SV%0.8890.913
Last 5 SV%0.8910.919
SV% vs Opponent0.9280.905
GAA3.012.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 28% • MTL at home vs TBL: 3-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-05-03TBL 1 - 2 MTLMTLTBL
2026-05-01MTL 0 - 1 TBLTBLMTL
2026-04-29TBL 2 - 3 MTLMTLTBL
2026-04-26MTL 2 - 3 TBLTBLMTL
2026-04-24MTL 3 - 2 TBLMTLTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2026-12-02 at 7:30 PM EST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.