Habs vs Lightning Player Props & Same-Game Parlay for Game 7

• It’s a winner-take-all Game 7 between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lighting Sunday
• Brandon Hagel is tied for the NHL lead in playoff goals with six
• See below for Canadiens vs Lightning player props and a same-game parlay for your betting consideration

And then there was one.

On Sunday, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning will battle for a berth into Round 2, when they take to the ice in Game 7 of their Round 1 series.

In one of the best games of the playoffs, Tampa gutted out a 1-0 OT thriller to push it to a winner-take-all scenario back at home.

The Lightning have two players inside the Top 7 of NHL Playoff scoring, and that will play a role as I roll out my favorite Canadiens vs Lighting player props, and a 3-legged SGP that pays out at +1050 odds.

Canadiens vs Lightning Player Props

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MTL Canadiens vs TB Lightning Prop Pick #1: Nikita Kucherov Points

Pick 1: Kucherov Over 1.5 points (+110 at bet365)

If it feels odd that Nikita Kucherov hasn’t registered a point in back-to-back games in this series heading into Game 7, it’s because it rarely happens. This is just the fourth time the entire season that he’s gone pointless in two straight games.

Kucherov has not gone pointless in three straight games this season. I don’t think it starts now either. He’s still producing, just outside the Top 20 in scoring with six points in six games, but the NHL’s second leading scorer should be far more prominent in Game 7.

Lighting up Montreal has never been a problem for him: Kucherov has eight goals and 15 points in his last 10 regular season games.

Canadiens vs Lighting Prop Pick #2: Nick Suzuki Anytime Goal

Pick 1: Suzuki Anytime Goal (+260 at bet365)

Much like Kucherov hasn’t shown his big-game prowess just yet, I find it hard to believe that Nick Suzuki will flame out of this series without ripping mesh.

Suzuki has five assists in the series, and has points in four of six games, but the Habs’ leading point getter (101, including 29 goals) has yet to score a goal.

He showed during the Olympics that he’s got some form of clutch gene in him, and in the biggest game of the year, taking a flier on him offers good value.

Canadiens vs Lightning Same-Game Parlay

Brandon Hagel and Jake Guentzel have been powering the Lightning through the postseason, so it’s not surprise they’re big pieces of this three-legged SGP that pays out at +1050 odds.

Hagel is tied for the NHL postseason lead in goal scoring with six, though he’s cooled in the last couple of games, failing to light the lamp and registering just a single point. But that’s no matter: in the biggest game, one of Tampa’s most dependable stars is worth wagering on.

Guentzel, meanwhile, has two goals and six assists in this series, and he’s tied for second on the team in shots on goal. His line is a gettable 2.5, a mark he’s crossed in four of six games in the playoffs.

We already mentioned Suzuki showing up for a big game, and I expect nothing less from his teammate and NHL’s second-leading goal scorer this season, Cole Caufield.

Caufield has just one goal in this series, after potting two in four meetings during the regular season. Game 6 was a better indicator of how he should perform in Game 7, after he recorded a series-high four shots on goal.