NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 1/21/2025

Cole Caufield #13 skating for the Montreal Canadiens
Photo: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images

Tampa Bay Lightning (25-17-3, 53 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (23-19-4, 50 Pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, January 21
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, ESPN+
Radio:
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
Montreal – TSN 690

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -142
Montreal +1.5 ML +120
O/U 6.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Tampa Bay is 3-7-0 against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning are 10-11-2 on the road this season.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4 in overtime on Sunday. The Habs are 8-4-0 against the Atlantic Division. Montreal is 12-8-3 at home this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul
Girgensons-Geekie-Chaffee
Eyssimont-Glendening-Atkinson

Hedman-Raddysh
McDonagh-Crozier
Lilleberg-Perbix

Johansson
Vasilevskiy

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Laine-Dach-Newhook
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Beck-Evans-Armia

Hutson-Matheson
Guhle-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Dobes
Montembeault

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brayden Point has 27 goals and 23 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has four goals and 11 assists over the last ten games.

Montreal Canadiens

Lane Hutson has three goals and 33 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the past ten games. Patrik Laine scored the overtime game-winner on Sunday.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

D J.J. Moser – Day to day
D Erik Cernak – Day to day

Montreal Canadiens

D Emil Heineman – Out three to four weeks
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months

Next Game

Tampa Bay Lightning – January 24 at Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens – January 23 at Detroit Red Wings

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