- The Montreal Canadiens are +900 to win the series, but just +115 in Game 3.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning are overwhelming -1700 to win the Stanley Cup.
- Teams up 2-0 in an NHL Playoff series win 86.6% of the series.
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens will take their home ice while down 0-2 in the series. The Tampa Bay Lightning are favored to take a 3-0 series lead and have incredibly short odds to win the Stanley Cup.
Can The Canadiens Fight Back?
The Montreal Canadiens entered the playoffs with the worst record of any postseason team and have since gone on a run. However, being down 0-2 is not an easy thing to overcome. It’s so difficult that in the 388 instances of a team losing the first two games, only 52 times has the team down come back to win the series. This is largely why online sportsbooks list Montreal as such big underdogs on the series price.
Canadiens vs Lightning Series Price
- Montreal Canadiens +900
- Tampa Bay Lightning -1700
The question remains as to if either team is worth betting on and the answer is probably not. Odds like -1700 are much too short to find any profit in and the Canadiens don’t look competitive enough to justify backing, even at +900.
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Game 3 Could Be The Turning Point
If there was ever such thing as a swing game, this would be the one. The difference between being down 1-2 and 0-3 is everything, likewise with being up 2-1 vs 3-0. Game 3 will determine whether a team becomes one game away from clinching the championship or one game away from tying the series. Sports betting sites are giving Montreal a much better shot to get on the board in Game 3.
Canadiens vs Lightning Game 3 Moneyline Odds
- Montreal Canadiens +155
- Tampa Bay Lightning -135
Although the Lightning are still favored, those who have been betting on the Stanley Cup will notice that these are the shortest odds Montreal has had in the series by a significant margin. Anyone thinking that the Canadiens will fare better on their home ice could double-up with the Game 3 moneyline as well as the series price before it swings in another direction.
Nick got involved with the world of sports at a young age and never turned his back on it. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Broadcast/Journalism. In his free time, you can catch him at the bottom of the leaderboards on any video game he’s playing.
