Boston Bruins (21-19-5) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (23-15-3)
Game Info: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm (TD Garden)
The Line: Betting Odds: Boston Bruins +110 / Tampa Bay Lightning -130 — Over/Under: 5.5
In this article, we will formulate a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, January 14th at the United Center. To formulate this prediction, we will look at:
-The Lightning’s recent form and recent player performance
-The Bruins’ recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Tampa Bay
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Boston
-Recent betting trends in games played between Tampa Bay and Boston
-A summary that ties it all together produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Lightning and Bruins.
Lightning Looked Good
The Lightning in the last game faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins and they were able to secure a 5-2 victory. They scored two goals in the second period, and another three goals in the third period to secure the win. Nikita Kucherov had another solid game scoring two goals and adding an assist. The Lightning are averaging 3.68 goals while their defense is giving up 2.79 goals per game. The offense is ranked 1st in the league while the defense is ranked 8th in the league. Nikita Kucherov has played really well this season and he has scored 20 goals and added 42 assists so far this season. Andrei Vasilevsky is expected to start in goal and he has scored 19 goals and added 26 assists so far this season.
Why The Lightning Will Beat the Bruins
- The Bruins have lost each of their last four night games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Lightning have won four of their last five games against the Bruins.
- The Bruins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 Tuesday night games.
- The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last four games.
- The Lightning have won the first period in each of their last four games as favorites following a road win.
Bruins Have Confidence
The Bruins have confidence heading into this game and they were able to pick up the victory against the Florida Panthers. The Bruins scored four goals including one in overtime to secure the win. David Pastrnak scored two goals and added an assist. Jeremy Swayman was in goal and saved 40 of the 43 assists. Two games ago against the Lightning it wasn’t as good and they ended up losing 4-1.
The Bruins are averaging 2.58 goals while their defense is giving up 3.16 goals per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league while the defense is ranked 23rd. They are averaging 27.7 shots per game which is 12th in the league. They have a shot differential of -0.09 which is 14th in the league. David Pastrnak has scored 19 goals and added 26 assists so far this season. Jeremy Swayman is expected to start in goal and he sits with a 14-15-3 record and he is giving up 2.92 goals per game.
Total Goal Facts
- Seven of the Bruins’ last eight home night games following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last seven Tuesday games at TD Garden has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the Lightning’s last six road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in 24 of the Lightning’s last 27 road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Bruins’ last three games following an overtime win.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction
The last time these two teams faced off the Lightning were able to secure the 4-1 victory and it’s going to be much of the same here. The Lightning are averaging 3.68 goals per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score in this game. The Bruins are averaging only 2.58 goals per game, and that type of offense isn’t going to be good enough here. The Lightning will jump out to a fast start and they will cruise here. Back the Lightning on the money line.