Lightning vs. Canadiens Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Lightning vs. Canadiens NHL game on December 17, 2022 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Canadiens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Live Probabilities
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Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Canadiens | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
P3 18:48 Shot missed by Arber Xhekaj
P3 18:23 Shot missed by Anthony Cirelli
P3 18:01 Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Brandon Hagel
P3 17:54 Shot on goal by Michael Pezzetta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 16:13 Canadiens shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 16:01 Cole Caufield shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 14:16 Michael Pezzetta shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 12:51 Shot missed by Steven Stamkos
P3 12:03 Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Jake Allen
P3 10:50 Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 10:42 Victor Hedman shot blocked by Jordan Harris
P3 07:57 Shot missed by Cole Caufield
P3 07:23 Jordan Harris shot blocked by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
P3 06:46 Shot missed by Nick Perbix
P3 05:02 Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 04:44 Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
P3 04:30 Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
P3 02:59 Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 02:10 Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Jake Allen
P3 01:39 Shot missed by Michael Matheson
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Giveaway by Nicholas Paul in defensive zone
Giveaway by Corey Perry in defensive zone
Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Arber Xhekaj
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Cirelli
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Brandon Hagel
5-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Pezzetta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Erik Cernak credited with hit on Michael Matheson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy in defensive zone
SHOT
Canadiens shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Ian Cole credited with hit on Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
SHOT
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Ross Colton credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
Takeaway by Ross Colton in defensive zone
SHOT
Michael Pezzetta shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Michael Matheson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Steven Stamkos
Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Nick Perbix in defensive zone
Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Jordan Harris
Giveaway by Michael Matheson in defensive zone
Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Patrick Maroon in neutral zone
Nicholas Paul credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Caufield
SHOT
Jordan Harris shot blocked by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Michael Matheson credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Perbix
Kirby Dach won faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Rem Pitlick in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Rem Pitlick in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Takeaway by Cole Caufield in offensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Haydn Fleury in defensive zone
Joel Armia credited with hit on Cal Foote in offensive zone
Michael Matheson credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael Matheson
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic
SHOT
Ian Cole shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Kirby Dach in offensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Nicholas Paul won faceoff against Josh Anderson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nick Suzuki assisted by Kaiden Guhle
4-1
Giveaway by Erik Cernak in defensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
Erik Cernak credited with hit on Josh Anderson in defensive zone
SHOT
Lightning shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Lightning
4-0
Power play - Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
Penalty to Josh Anderson 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Erik Cernak)
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jordan Harris saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jordan Harris saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Kirby Dach in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cal Foote saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Jake Allen
Jake Evans won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
Stoppage
Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Penalty to Nicholas Paul 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Juraj Slafkovsky)
Penalty to Juraj Slafkovsky 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Nicholas Paul)
Shorthanded - Nicholas Paul won faceoff against Rem Pitlick in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Erik Cernak 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Nick Suzuki)
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Erik Cernak in defensive zone
SHOT
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Erik Cernak credited with hit on Josh Anderson in defensive zone
Nick Perbix credited with hit on Kirby Dach in defensive zone
Takeaway by Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in neutral zone
Stoppage
Patrick Maroon credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Nick Suzuki credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Michael Pezzetta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Shorthanded - Johnathan Kovacevic credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Michael Pezzetta
SHOT
Power play - Brayden Point shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Jake Allen
Power play - Nicholas Paul won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Anthony Cirelli assisted by Corey Perry and Nikita Kucherov
3-0
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Power play - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
Penalty to Jake Evans 4 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Brayden Point)
SHOT
Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Shorthanded - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Kaiden Guhle saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Shorthanded - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Canadiens 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Anthony Cirelli) (Served by Michael Matheson)
Josh Anderson credited with hit on Cal Foote in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Power play - Giveaway by Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Jake Allen
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare saved by Jake Allen
Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in offensive zone
Penalty to Cal Foote 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Jonathan Drouin)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Haydn Fleury saved by Jake Allen
Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Cal Foote in offensive zone
Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Ian Cole
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
Penalty to Canadiens 2 minutes for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Jonathan Drouin)
Takeaway by Nick Perbix in neutral zone
Michael Matheson credited with hit on Nick Perbix in defensive zone
Josh Anderson credited with hit on Brandon Hagel in neutral zone
Cole Caufield credited with hit in offensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Power play - Takeaway by Nicholas Paul in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Josh Anderson in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nicholas Paul in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Jake Allen
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Jake Allen
Power play - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Power play - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Jake Allen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Power play - Brayden Point won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
Penalty to Rem Pitlick 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Victor Hedman)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Giveaway by Victor Hedman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rem Pitlick saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Rem Pitlick won faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Corey Perry
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Shot missed by Christian Dvorak
Ross Colton credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
SHOT
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Joel Armia
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Brayden Point won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Caufield
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Erik Cernak credited with hit on Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Brayden Point in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Michael Matheson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Corey Perry in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Ross Colton won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirby Dach saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Kirby Dach won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nicholas Paul assisted by Nick Perbix
2-0
SHOT
Power play - Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Haydn Fleury
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Haydn Fleury saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mike Hoffman saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Power play - Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Nicholas Paul in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Erik Cernak in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Penalty to Cal Foote 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Jonathan Drouin)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirby Dach saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Ross Colton credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
Ross Colton credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
Kirby Dach won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Giveaway by Cal Foote in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Pezzetta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vladislav Namestnikov credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Victor Hedman
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare credited with hit on Jake Evans in offensive zone
Michael Matheson credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Jake Allen
SHOT
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
Brayden Point won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Penalty to Patrick Maroon 5 minutes for Fighting (Drawn by Arber Xhekaj)
Penalty to Arber Xhekaj 2 minutes for Misconduct
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Cal Foote credited with hit on Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Ross Colton won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Nicholas Paul
SHOT
Shot missed by Steven Stamkos
Nicholas Paul won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
Nicholas Paul won faceoff against Kirby Dach in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Brandon Hagel assisted by Ian Cole and Erik Cernak
1-0
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Brayden Point in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
SHOT
Kirby Dach shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Takeaway by Kirby Dach in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jordan Harris saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Nicholas Paul credited with hit on Jordan Harris in defensive zone
Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Matheson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Nick Perbix in defensive zone
Takeaway by Joel Edmundson in neutral zone
Brayden Point won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
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| 27 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 6/2 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 13 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 19 | |||
| 17 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 12 | |||
| 12 | Giveaways | 8 |
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| 27 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 6/2 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 13 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 19 | |||
| 17 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 12 | |||
| 12 | Giveaways | 8 |
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Lightning vs. Canadiens: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Lightning vs. Canadiens
- Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Bell Centre
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): Not Available
- Moneyline Odds: Lightning -250, Canadiens +210
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Lightning: 66%
- Canadiens: 34%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Lightning a win probability of 66%, while the Canadiens have a win probability of 34%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Lightning are more likely to beat the Canadiens in the NHL game at Bell Centre on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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