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2021 Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds and Picks

2021 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens vs. Lightning Game Odds

So far, the Canadiens have already beaten three heavy NHL betting favorites to get to the Stanley Cup Final. Montreal’s most stunning win was over a Golden Knights team favored at -550.  Hence, Montreal is fearless, and rightfully so.  Part of that Canadiens faith stems from having Carey Price in goal.  With Price between the Pipes, Montreal knows they can beat anyone they play.  However, Monday’s Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was a humbling experience.  The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a class by themselves.  Tampa Bay scored an impressive 5-1 payout.

2021 Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Information

Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
TV Coverage: NBCSN

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Odds

Team SP/RL TOTAL ML
Canadiens +1½ ( -145 ) 5 ( -120 ) +170
Lightning -1½ ( +125 ) 5 ( EV ) -200
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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning CashBet Wagering Analysis

Naturally, Tampa Bay’s dominant Game 1 in shows in the Bitcoin sportsbook price.  Consider that the Bolts are the defending Stanley Cup champions and a regular contender.  In fact, this is the third Stanley Cup Final for the Lightning in seven seasons.  Montreal is the NHL’s most historic franchise and has a record 24 Stanley Cup championships.  They are compared to the New York Yankees and Boston Celtics as North America’s most successful pro franchise.  Such tradition carries a lot of weight with many gamblers.

Squares will beat a path to the betting window with cash on the power home favorite. Specifically, such teams fit their comfort zone.  By contrast, there is no way that sharps will lay -215 on Tampa Bay against Carey Price.  Price wasn’t dominant in Game 1.  But he didn’t get a lot of help with sloppy play and turnovers in front of him.  Thus, it’s hard for Wise Guys to bet he’ll have two consecutive bad games.

Montreal Looks to Reset Defense and Penalty Killing

So far in the playoffs, Montreal ranks 3rd for goals against but 13th for goal scoring.  Montreal ranks best in the 2021 NHL Playoffs for penalty killing but is 8th for power-play efficiency.

Carey Price is the betting on NHL foundation of Montreal.  To show, Price has a playoff save percentage of .928 with a 2.18 goals-against average. Offensively, the Canadiens score goals by committee.  Correlate a total of five Montreal players who have between four or five goals in the postseason.

Tampa Bay Flashes Complete Bolts

In the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tampa Bay ranks 2nd for both goal scoring and goals against.  On the power play, the Lightning ranks 2nd best in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the same time, the Bolts rank an impressive 4th for penalty killing.

Namely, Nikita Kucherov was among the top Game 1 heroes for Tampa Bay.  Of course, Kucherov was injured late in the previous series against the Islanders.  But he was more himself against Montreal with two goals on Monday night.  Center Brayden Point is in the Conn Smythe Trophy conversation for Tampa Bay.  So far in the playoffs, Point has 14 goals with nine assists and a +8.  Veteran center and team captain Steven Stamkos adds eight goals and ten assists.

Most important of all, Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is the most underrated goaltender in pro hockey betting.  Vasilevskiy posted 18 saves against 19 shots in Game 1. His save percentage in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs is .936.  Although Carey Price gets the headlines, Vasilevskiy plays just as well or better.

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning CashBet Free Pick  

Tampa Bay is far deeper and better down the middle than Vegas was against Montreal.  However, the NHL gambling odds for Game 2 are much more favorable for the Canadiens.  Keep in mind that Montreal lost Game 1 at Vegas, only to respond with a Game 2 win.

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