Tampa Bay visits Montreal after Paul's 2-goal game

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Tampa Bay Lightning (25-17-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (23-19-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -153, Canadiens +128; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Montreal Canadiens after Nicholas Paul scored two goals in the Lightning's 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Montreal is 23-19-4 overall and 8-4-0 against the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens have committed 197 total penalties (4.3 per game) to rank third in the league.

Tampa Bay has a 25-17-3 record overall and a 3-7-0 record in Atlantic Division games. The Lightning have allowed 127 goals while scoring 164 for a +37 scoring differential.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams play this season. The Canadiens won 5-2 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lane Hutson has three goals and 33 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

Brayden Point has 27 goals and 23 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has four goals and 11 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, 4.3 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.