Habs vs. Lightning Game 5 Prediction
After failing to do so on Monday night, the Lightning will attempt to finish off the Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final, this time on their home ice when the teams meet for Game 5 on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET. With the total sitting at 5 goals, what’s the best bet for tonight’s matchup?
Game Snapshot
031 Montreal Canadiens (+187) at 032 Tampa Bay Lightning (-225); o/u 5
8:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, July 6, 2021
Venue: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
TV: NBC
Montreal Canadiens DFS Spin
If there’s one area in particular Montreal could improve on from Game 4, it’s getting off to a better start. “I think the more the [first] period went on, the better we were and I think we had a really solid second period,” Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said. “That’s part of the challenge that we needed to face, just be settling in, getting into that game and it took a little bit of time.” Tampa Bay outshot Montreal 12-5 through 20 minutes, but in part thanks to Carey Price, the Canadiens actually had a 1-0 lead going into the first intermission. Montreal went on to earn a 3-2 overtime victory to extend the series to a game 5. So they got away with it on Monday, but if they want to keep pushing this series further, getting off to a stronger start would of course increase their chances.
Tampa Bay Lightning DFS SPIN
Although Tampa Bay ultimately lost Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Lightning coach Jon Cooper was pleased with his team’s performance. “What could we have done different?” Cooper asked. “Probably not hit as many posts as we hit. The puck’s been going in for us, and tonight it didn’t. Do I think we generated enough chances to score? I did, and they didn’t go in and sometimes that happens.” The Lightning suffered a 3-2 overtime loss despite outshooting their opponent 34-21. The Lightning still hold a 3-1 series lead, so they’ll have another opportunity to win a championship on Wednesday.
Lightning vs. Islanders Game 5 NHL Prediction
The under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between these two teams in Tampa and is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall. The under is also 25-8-9 in the Canadiens’ last 42 playoff games as an underdog, is 3-1-4 in their last eight games as an underdog and is 3-1-2 in their last six road games. On the other side, the under is 9-4-2 in the Lightning’s last 15 games overall.
NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 5: CANADIENS/LIGHTNING UNDER 5