Game Thirty-Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (22-13-3) at Anaheim Ducks (21-16-2)
Time: 4:00 PM EST
Location: Honda Center, Where the Inferior Disney Theme Park is Located
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, Victory+, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -148
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The Tampa Bay Lightning (22-13-3) have -136 moneyline odds to win when they hit the road in a matchup with the Anaheim Ducks (21-16-2), who have +115 moneyline odds, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Tune in on ESPN+ as the Lightning try to take down the Ducks.
Lightning vs. Ducks Game Info & Odds
When: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: Fubo
Live Stream: ESPN+
Where: Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Favorite: Lightning (-136)
Unde...
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First period
A nice start from Phillip Danualt’s line with Josh Anderson and Alexandre Texier sees the Canadiens play the first shift of the game in the offensive zone.
Ivan Demidov creates a zone entry and Juraj Slafkovský gets a shot from the slot. Looks like there isn’t a great deal of rust to shake off for Montreal.
That line turns some play in the defensive zone into another shot on Johan Johansson. They have looked great recently.
Anderson goes six feet offside unne...
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Game 38: Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Start time: **5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
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