How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 3-2-2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning (32-24-6) take a four-game home losing streak into a matchup with the Montreal Canadiens (23-28-9), who have lost four straight on the road, on Saturday, March 2 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN.

Lightning vs. Canadiens Game Info

• Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
• 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 score the sixth-most goals in the NHL (208 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Lightning have conceded 210 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 27th in NHL action in goals against.
• Their goal differential (-2) ranks 18th in the league.
• The 54 power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season (on 186 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 29.03% power-play conversion rate tops the league.
• The Lightning have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning’s 79.89% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.
• The Lightning win 51.3% of their faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
• The Lightning shoot 11.4% as a team (fifth in the league).
• The Lightning have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.5 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• With 38 goals and 66 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors (104 points).
• Brayden Point is another of Tampa Bay’s top contributors currently with 64 total points (31 goals and 33 assists) to his name.
• Victor Hedman has created 60 points for Tampa Bay in 60 games this season, scoring on 7.9% of his shots and recording 10 goals and 50 assists.
• As Tampa Bay’s top goalie, Andrei Vasilevskiy has recorded 20 wins and 15 losses this season while giving up 105 goals with 904 saves.

Lightning Injuries

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out)

Canadiens Insights

• The Canadiens have 166 goals this season (2.8 per game), 27th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens allow 3.5 goals per game (210 in total), 27th in the league.
• Their -44 goal differential is 28th in the league.
• The Canadiens have 38 power-play goals (on 195 chances), 17th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens score on 19.49% of their power plays, No. 19 in the NHL.
• The Canadiens have four shorthanded goals (18th in league).
• At 73.91, the Canadiens have the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 52.4%, the Canadiens have the league’s seventh-best faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Canadiens are 20th in the league.
• This season, the Canadiens have shut out their opponents once.

Canadiens Key Players

• Nicholas Suzuki’s 24 goals and 35 assists in 60 games for Montreal add up to 59 total points on the season.
• Cole Caufield is one of the impact players on offense for Montreal with 47 total points (0.8 per game), with 19 goals and 28 assists in 60 games.
• Michael Matheson has 43 points so far, including eight goals and 35 assists.
• Samuel Montembeault is 13-10-5 on the season, allowing 91 goals (3.2 goals against average) and amassing 859 saves with a .904 save percentage (33rd in the league).

Canadiens Injuries

Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Christian Dvorak: Pectoral (Out), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: Lower Body (Out), Jayden Struble: Lower Body (Questionable)