Canadiens vs. Lightning Odds & Betting Predictions - December 28, 2025

Canadiens at Lightning

10:00 pm • ESPN+

Montreal Canadiens

4

4 - 5

Tampa Bay Lightning

5

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Canadiens 36-19-10	+1.5	+1.5-205	o6.5+100	+124
Lightning 40-21-4	u5.5	-1.5+164	u6.5-120	-148

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Sunday 10:00 p.m.

December 28, 2025

Benchmark International ArenaTampa

Over 6.5+106

1.06u

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NHL Public Betting

Lightning are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Lightning are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Lightning are 19-14 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of Lightning' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 15 of Lightning' 31 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Lightning	31-34	12-19	19-14	21-34	10-0
Canadiens	38-28	14-19	24-9	9-22	29-6

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Lightning	33-32	15-16	17-16	29-26	4-6
Canadiens	40-26	19-14	21-12	17-14	23-12

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Lightning	40-21	N/A	N/A	33-22	7-3
Canadiens	36-19	N/A	N/A	15-16	21-14

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Dec 28th	@FLA	W 4-2	-1.5 W	O 5.5	TB -118
Dec 23rd	STL	W 4-1	-1.5 W	U 5.5	TB -250
Dec 21st	CAR	W 6-4	-1.5 W	O 5.5	TB -135
Dec 19th	LA	L 1-2	-1.5 L	U 5.5	LA -230
Dec 16th	FLA	L 2-5	-1.5 L	O 5.5	FLA -120

Brendan Gallagher
RW
Gallagher is day-to-day with undisclosed
Day-to-Day
Patrik Laine
RW
Laine is out with lower body
Out

Zemgus Girgensons
F
Girgensons is day-to-day with undisclosed
Day-to-Day
Maxwell Crozier
D
Crozier is out for season with abdomen
Out for Season
Emil Lilleberg
D
Lilleberg is out with face
Out
Dominic James
C
James is out with leg
Out
Declan Carlile
D
Carlile is out with undisclosed
Out

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Goals

4

7

Assists

7

2

Penalties

5

36

Shots

22

26

Hits

17

37

Faceoffs Won

22

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MatchupOverUnder
Canadiens 36-19-10	N/A	N/A
Lightning 40-21-4	N/A	N/A