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It was always going to be difficult for the Canadiens to end their 2022 home slate with a win as they welcomed the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Bell Centre. It would have been a good way to leave for their three-game road trip through the western United States ahead of the Christmas break, but the Lightning were simply the better team, capitalizing on many of the chances they got while the Habs once again struggled to find the net, and in the end it was a lopsided defeat.