Lightning Look To End Series Vs. Montreal

Game 6 could spell the end of the Montreal Canadiens and move the Tampa Bay Lightning to the next phase of the postseason on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay are the favorites against Montreal in Game 6 of this series. Their moneyline is set at around -160 compared to Montreal’s +140 moneyline

Montreal is on the ropes. It took six games for the Canadiens to eliminate the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now they face elimination in Game 6.

The Lightning looked like they had this series in the bag after going up 3-0. However, the Canadiens are proving to be a thorn in Tampa Bay’s side that they cannot get out. The Lightning will be at home where they have won three of their last four game against Montreal.

The Canadiens struggled with the power play throughout the series, but seemed to figure things out in Game 5. Montreal fought back from being behind 3-0 to force this Game 6 and will not be going down easy going to go down easy, though. They have won five of their last six games when facing elimination in the playoffs over the past two years.  They are also 5-2 in their last seven road games.

The total is set at 4.5 goals. Two of the five games in this series have gone over four goals. The last time was when Montreal won 6-2 in Game 4. The other game in the series that went over four goal was Game 2 where the Lightning won 6-2.