Boston Bruins (49-18-12) at Tampa Bay Lightning (49-24-6)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 7:00 pm
This is a play on the TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING for our NHL Tuesday Power Play. Boston took Game One of this series as it hung on for a 3-2 win but expect things to be a bit tougher for the Bruins as the Lightning offense was shut down until late. In 2018, the last time the Bruins and Lightning met in the second round of the playoffs, Boston was even more in control winning Game 1, 6-3, before Tampa Bay stormed back to win the next four games. The most encouraging thing for the Bruins was goalie Jaroslav Halak. Nobody expected him to be the workhorse in taking over for Tuukka Rask, but for a night anyway, Halak seized the moment as he outplayed his star counterpart Andrei Vasilevskiy with a 35-save showing. Tampa Bay is 60-25 in its last 85 games against the money line after one or more consecutive losses. 10* (6) Tampa Bay Lightning
Matt’s Pick Tampa Bay Lightning: -110
AUTHOR: Matt Fargo
