The Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3-4) visit the Montreal Canadiens (5-4-2), who have fallen in three straight, on Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN.
Lightning vs. Canadiens Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 45 total goals (3.8 per game) rank fourth in the league.
- The Lightning have given up 42 total goals (3.5 per game), ranking 28th in NHL action in goals against.
- They have the league’s 11th-ranked goal differential at +3.
- The 13 power-play goals the Lightning have recorded this season (on 39 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
- The Lightning’s 33.33% power-play conversion rate is second-best in the league.
- The Lightning kill 87.88% of opponent power plays, the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning have the fourth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 53.4%.
- The Lightning shoot 12.4% as a team (fourth in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 17.8 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov has been important to Tampa Bay’s offense this season, racking up 20 points in 12 games.
- Brayden Point is another of Tampa Bay’s major contributors currently with 16 total points (six goals and 10 assists) to his name.
- On 25 shots (for three goals) and 11 assists, Victor Hedman has recorded 14 points this season.
- Across two games played, Matt Tomkins has a goaltending record of 0-2-0. During those games, he’s allowed seven goals while recording 57 saves.
Lightning Injuries
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out), Tyler Motte: Upper Body (Out)
Canadiens Insights
- With 32 goals (2.9 per game), the Canadiens have the NHL’s 19th-ranked offense.
- The Canadiens have given up 37 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 17th in the NHL.
- They have the 24th-ranked goal differential in the league at -5.
- The Canadiens have nine power-play goals (on 44 chances), 13th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens’ power-play percentage (20.45) ranks them 14th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens have two.
- The 75.00% penalty-kill percentage of the Canadiens is 22nd in the NHL.
- The Canadiens win 53.1% of faceoffs, sixth-best in the NHL.
- The Canadiens’ 9.6% shooting percentage is 18th in the league.
- The Canadiens have not shut out an opponent yet. They average 20.0 hits and 18.4 blocked shots per game.
Canadiens Key Players
- Cole Caufield’s four goals and seven assists in 11 games for Montreal add up to 11 total points on the season.
- Sean Monahan has helped lead the attack for Montreal this season with six goals and four assists.
- Montreal’s Nicholas Suzuki is among the top offensive players on the team with nine total points (three goals and six assists).
- Cayden Primeau has a 0-1-0 record this season, with an .879 save percentage (55th in the league). He has 29 saves, and has given up four goals (4.2 goals against average).
Canadiens Injuries
Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Carey Price: Knee (Out), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), David Savard: Upper Body (Out), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: Lower Body (Questionable)