Feb 9, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans (71) and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel (59) battle for the puck after a face off during the third period at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images
Game Thirty: Tampa Bay Lightning (16-11-2) at Montreal Canadiens (15-10-3)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Centre Bell, The Paris of North America
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TSN2, RDS, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +105
Know the Opponents: Habs Eyes on the Prize
Look, there is no reason to get too crazy with a preview today. Simply put, the Lightning have to do what they haven’t been able to do since the NHL took their goal away against Pittsburgh – score a goal.
Pretty goal, ugly goal, power-play goal, short-handed goal, any goal. It doesn’t matter how, they just need one to go into the net and count. Once that happens, more will come.
That’s it. That’s the preview.
Potential Lines
Tampa Bay Lightning
Forwards:
Brandon HagelBrayden Point Nikita KucherovJake GuentzelAnthony Cirelli Nick PaulZemgus GirgensonsYanni GourdePontus HolmbergGage GoncalvesJack FinleyOliver Bjorkstrand
Defense:
J.J. MoserDarren RaddyshCharle-Edouard D’AstousEmil LillebergVictor HedmanMax Crozier
Goaltenders:
Brandon HalversonJonas Johansson
Montreal Canadiens
Forwards:
Cole CaufieldNick SuzukiJuraj SlafkovskyAlexandre TexierOliver KapanenIvan DemidovJosh AndersonJake EvansBrendon GallagherJared DavidsonJoe VelenoZachary Bolduc
Defense:
Mike MathesonNoah DobsonJayden StrubleLane HutsonArber XhekajAlexandre Carrier
Goaltenders:
Samuel Montembeault (?)Jakub Dobes