The Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Saturday in NHL action from the Benchmark International Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction.
Boston Bruins Recap
The Boston Bruins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Florida Panthers last time out to sit at 43-25-8 this season. After this game, the Bruins will head on the road for a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Bruins Have Four-Game Win Streak Snapped
David Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 96 points including 29 goals and a team-high 67 assists while Morgan Geekie has 63 points with a team-high 34 goals and 29 assists and Pavel Zacha has 60 points with 28 goals and 32 assists. Charlie McAvoy has 47 assists while Elias Lindholm has 47 points with 17 goals and 30 assists. Viktor Arvidsson has 50 points with 24 goals and 26 assists. Jeremy Swayman’s gone 30-16-4 with a 2.71 GAA and a .908 save percentage in goal for the Bruins while Joonas Korpisalo is 13-9-4 with a 3.27 GAA and an .889 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Boston Bruins will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Bruins’ last seven games.
- The Lightning have lost three of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Bruins have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games as underdogs following a road loss.
- The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games following a win.
Boston Bruins Player Prop Facts
- Pavel Zacha has scored at least one goal in four of the Bruins’ last five games as road underdogs.
- David Pastrnak has recorded at least one assist in each of the Bruins’ last nine games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Charlie McAvoy has recorded a positive plus minus rating in each of his last five appearances – equal-longest active streak in the league.
Tampa Bay Lightning Recap
The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to build on a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh last time out to sit at 47-22-6 this season. After this game, the Lightning will head on the road for a game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Lightning Win 7 Of Last 10
Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 124 points including 41 goals and 83 assists while Brandon Hagel has 73 points with 35 goals and 38 assists and Jake Guentzel has 83 points with 36 goals and 47 assists. Anthony Cirelli has 52 points with 23 goals and 29 assists. Darren Raddysh has also added 66 points with 20 goals and 46 assists as well on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 36-13-4 with a 2.34 GAA and a .912 save percentage while Jonas Johansson is 11-9-2 with a 3.21 GAA and an .886 save percentage this season.
Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win
- The Bruins have lost each of their last four night games at Benchmark International Arena.
- The Lightning have won five of their last six home games against the Bruins.
- The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three night games at Benchmark International Arena.
- The home team has covered the puck line in three of the Bruins’ last four games.
Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts
- Jake Guentzel has scored a goal in five of the Lightning’s last six games.
- Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances.
- Nikita Kucherov ranks T1st in the league for Assists (83) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Bruins’ last six road games against the Lightning following a road loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five games between the Bruins and Lightning have gone OVER the total goals line.
Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
I’m on the Lightning here. I just can’t get away from the Bruins’ issues on the road this season even if they’ve been able to string some wins together here and there as of late and I think this is a situation where the Lightning keep up the winning ways at home in an effort to keep pressure on Buffalo at the top of the Atlantic division. Give me Tampa Bay.