Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Preview
Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Lightning versus the Bruins? The puck drops at 7:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at TD Garden in Boston, MA.
The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Bruins are the home favorites against the Lightning in a Atlantic division matchup. Check out BetCoco for Boston Bruins – Tampa Bay Lightning odds
Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last three times that the Lightning have faced off vs. the Bruins as the underdog, they have gone 2-1. When looking back over the last ten head to head meetings between the Bruins and Lightning, the Bruins hold the edge with an puck line record of 7-3.
- In their last ten games away from home, the Lightning have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 2-8 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.
- The Bruins are 3-0 puck line in their last three home games and 3-0 straight-up.
- In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Bruins have a strong straight up record of 2-1. In addition, their puck line record was 3-0 in these scenarios.
- Over the team’s last three games as the favorite, the Lightning struggled vs the puck line going just 1-2. However, they still had a straight up mark of 2-1.
Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
Ahead of their matchup with Boston, the Lightning have a 19-16-5 record. Their performance when favored is 12-8-1, while they hold a 7-8-4 record as underdogs. On the road this season, they have a 8-11-2 record, while they are 11-5-3 in their games at home.
When looking at their offense, the Lightning have an average of 3.2 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 7th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 9th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Lightning offense is 1st in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 31st in the NHL.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy gets the start and has made 17 starts this season. His record at this point is 9-8, and his save percentage is 0.6274509803921569%.
Coming into their game vs. Tampa Bay, the Bruins are 23-8-6. They are 19-8-5 when favored and 4-0-1 as the underdog. On the road this season, they have a 12-5-3 record, while they are 11-3-3 in their games at home.
For their offensive performance, the Bruins come in averaging 3.3 goals per game this season, which is 14th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 22nd in the league. This year, the Bruins have recorded a 9-0 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. For games with fewer shots on goal, they have a 13-7 record.
Goalie Linus Ullmark comes into the game having made 18 starts this season. So far, his record is 12-5 and he has a save percentage of 0.7843137254901961%.
The Bruins enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Tips
- Take the Bruins on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Lightning (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Boston Bruins Injury Report
- Milan Lucic – Lower Body/Personal – Out
- Derek Forbort – Lower Body – Out
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report
- Haydn Fleury – Hand – Out
- Brent Seabrook – Shoulder/Back/Hip – Out
- Erik Cernak – Upper Body – Questionable
- Mikhail Sergachev – Lower Body – Out
- Logan Brown – Undisclosed – Out
