The Tampa Bay Lightning (42-26-7) visit the Montreal Canadiens (29-33-12) at Bell Centre on Thursday, April 4 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN, with both teams heading into the game following a win. The Lightning are coming off a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Canadiens took down the Florida Panthers 5-3 in their last outing.
Lightning vs. Canadiens Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Lightning vs. Canadiens for free with a trial to Fubo!
Lightning and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 260 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fifth in the league.
- Defensively, the Lightning are conceding 242 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd in league play.
- Their goal differential (+18) ranks 13th in the league.
- The 65 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season (on 225 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
- The Lightning’s 28.89% power-play conversion rate paces the league.
- The Lightning have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning kill 82.71% of opponent power plays, the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.6% of their faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
- The Lightning shoot 12% as a team (second in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents four times this season. They average 21 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- One of Tampa Bay’s top offensive players this season is Nikita Kucherov, who has recorded 130 points in 74 games.
- Having scored 43 goals and adding 40 assists, Brayden Point is an important piece of the offense for Tampa Bay through 74 games.
- On 152 shots (for 13 goals) and 59 assists, Victor Hedman has created 72 points this season.
- In the 48 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .901, 41st in the league.
Lightning Injuries
Jonas Johansson: Lower Body (Questionable), Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out)
Canadiens Insights
- The Canadiens have 201 goals this season (2.7 per game), 27th in the NHL.
- The Canadiens have conceded 246 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 24th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -45, they are 28th in the league.
- With 42 power-play goals (on 240 chances), the Canadiens are 22nd in the NHL.
- The Canadiens score on 17.5% of their power plays, No. 26 in the league.
- This season, the Canadiens have six shorthanded goals (15th in league).
- The Canadiens’ have the 23rd-ranked penalty kill percentage (77.25%).
- At 51.9%, the Canadiens have the league’s ninth-best faceoff win percentage.
- The 9.7% shooting percentage of the Canadiens is 22nd in the league.
- The Canadiens have shut out their opponent twice. They are averaging 18.6 hits and 17.8 blocked shots per game.
Canadiens Key Players
- Nicholas Suzuki has totaled 71 points (1.0 per game) for Montreal, with 32 goals and 39 assists in 74 games (playing 21:17 per game).
- Cole Caufield is a leading scorer for Montreal with 56 total points this season. He has scored 21 goals and added 35 assists in 74 games.
- Michael Matheson has 52 points so far, including 10 goals and 42 assists.
- Samuel Montembeault is 15-14-7 this season, amassing 1081 saves and giving up 112 goals (3.0 goals against average) with a .906 save percentage (33rd in the league).
Canadiens Injuries
Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Joshua Roy: Upper Body (Out), Christian Dvorak: Pectoral (Out)
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