Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal CanadiensDec 2, 2026

Time TBDWednesday, Dec 2, 2026

away

Tampa Bay LightningTBL

at

home

Montreal CanadiensMTL

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

TBLaway±0.0 pts

3 days rest · 2,233 km travel

3 days rest vs 1 day rest

MTLhome−1.0 pts

1 day rest · 3,124 km travel · +2 h

2 h time-zone change −1.0 pts
1 day rest vs 3 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: TBL (3 days rest) at MTL (1 day rest).

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Andrei Vasilevskiy97%
Dennis Hildeby3%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 1–5 at NYR · Oct 1

L1Guentzel – Cirelli – Hagel
8:05
L2Kucherov – Point – Mikheyev
6:58
L3Harkins – Goncalves – Geekie
5:04
L4Girgensons – Viel – Holmberg
4:59
D1McDonagh – Cernak
11:26
D2Hedman – D'Astous
11:01
D3Carlson – Moser
9:29
PP1Carlson – Kucherov – Guentzel – Point – Hagel
7:18

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Montreal Canadiens

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jakub Dobes77%
Samuel Montembeault12%
Jacob Fowler11%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 3–2 at TOR · Sep 29

L1Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield
10:28
L2Newhook – Slafkovský – Demidov
9:55
L3Danault – Texier – Dach
9:22
L4Anderson – Evans – Bolduc
7:09
D1Carrier – Hutson
14:10
D2Matheson – Dobson
13:14
D3Struble – Xhekaj
8:26
PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:21

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Game day: all games on Dec 2.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.