Tampa Bay Lightning (30-15-1) vs Boston Bruins (38-5-4)
Game Info: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm (Amalie Arena)
Betting Odds: Tampa Bay Lightning -115 / Boston Bruins -105 --- Over/Under: 6 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Boston Bruins will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Bruins Preview
The Boston Bruins are 38-5-4 this season after they defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Boston out shot Montreal by a total of 29-22 and lost 55% of the faceoffs in the game. The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.81 goals per game, 2.02 goals against per game, 27.2% on the power play, and 86.7% on the penalty kill. David Pastrnak has led the Bruins this season with 37 goals, 32 assists, and 226 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Boston is Linus Ullmark, who is 25-2-1 this season with a 1.82 goals against average and a .938 save percentage.
Lightning Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 30-15-1 this season after they defeated the Minnesota Wild by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Tampa Bay out shot Minnesota by a total of 39-35 and won 54.4% of the faceoffs in the win. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.61 goals per game, 2.96 goals against per game, 26.9% on the power play, and 80.4% on the penalty kill. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning with 19 goals, 49 assists, and 164 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 21-12-1 this season with a 2.54 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.
Trends
Boston is 41-11 in their last 52 games and 16-5 in their last 21 road games. The under is 6-1 in Boston’s last 7 Thursday games. Tampa Bay is 23-9 in their last 32 games and 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win. The under is 4-1-1 in Tampa Bay’s last 6 games against the Atlantic. Boston is 5-0 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.
Pick
Boston has been the best team in the NHL and only has five regulation losses so far this season. Tampa Bay has played well and will be at home for this game, but they are 19 points behind the Bruins in the Atlantic. Boston has won six games in a row, with all six wins coming by at least two goals. I like Boston on the road.