Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning 4/2/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Montreal Canadiens will continue in East Coast road trip Saturday afternoon in Tampa, FL with a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Montreal comes into Saturday 21 games under .500 in the year after losing four of the last five games played including three in a row following a 4-0 loss to Carolina last came out. Defensively Montreal struggled against Carolina as goalie Jake Allen gave up three goals on 43 shots in just over 56.5 minutes on the ice.

Montreal has used five different goalies this season combining to post a .897 save percentage after allowing 256 goals this season. Sam Motembeault and Jake Allen lead the team with seven wins apiece, while Andrew Hammond boasts a team high point 920 save percentage.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play their second consecutive home game Saturday afternoon riding a three game win streak after a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Tampa Bay beat Carolina 4-3 after scoring one goal in the third. Leading to a win in overtime.

Steven Stamkos was the motor within the Tampa Bay offense with one goal and two assists in just under 22 minutes on the ice. Brayden Point added one goal and one assist, while Victor Hedman scored one goal on seven shots in just over 25 minutes.