Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3-4, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (5-4-2, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -160, Canadiens +137; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Montreal Canadiens after Nikita Kucherov's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Lightning's 6-5 overtime loss.
Montreal has a 1-0-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 5-4-2 record overall. The Canadiens have a -5 scoring differential, with 32 total goals scored and 37 conceded.
Tampa Bay is 5-3-4 overall and 1-2-3 against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning are fourth in the league with 45 total goals (averaging 3.8 per game).
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Caufield has four goals and seven assists for the Canadiens. Sean Monahan has scored six goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
Kucherov has nine goals and 11 assists for the Lightning. Victor Hedman has two goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-4-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.1 assists, 5.6 penalties and 13.4 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Lightning: 4-2-4, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Carey Price: out (knee), David Savard: out (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: day to day (lower body).
Lightning: Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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