Patrik Laine added two assists. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel ... Montreal Canadiens' Kirby Dach (77) moves in on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

My Canadiens vs Lightning predictions expect a competitive matchup between the teams, with Patrik Laine continuing to play his best hockey on home ice. Let’s take a closer look with my NHL picks for Tuesday, January 21 ahead of this 7 p.m. ET puck drop.

The record for power play goals in a season is 34. Tim Kerr set that record in 1985-86 while playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. He did it in 76 games. Laine isn’t going to get

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

Habs forward Patrik Laine’s fiancee Jordan Leigh was in attendance during the Canadiens' Tuesday night game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

MONTREAL -- The 4 Nations Face-Off starts three weeks from Wednesday in Montreal, but the rivalry between Sweden and Finland is already heating up. Just ask Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine, who will represent Finland on his home rink at Bell Centre in Montreal.

MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning ... streak to nine games. Patrik Laine added two assists.

The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden will play in the Feb. 12-20 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the rosters and captains.

The Montreal Canadiens announced on Wednesday that defenseman Kaiden Guhle is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a lacerated quadriceps muscle suffered in Tuesday’s 4–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Forecast issued at 4:30 pm EST on Thursday 30 January 2025. Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming easterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending southeasterly in the late afternoon.