Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

Why We’re Expecting Lightning to Win

It’s time to side with the Lightning to secure a regulation time victory over the Bruins. The road team should have the edge and the 1.97 for our 3-Way Moneyline prediction looks a great price.

Bruins 4-0 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Tampa Bay Lightning were beaten in their previous three games and the latest was on the road at Wells Fargo Center. Philadelphia Flyers claimed a 4-3 (SO) win. Cam Atkinson, Gage Goncalves and Zemgus Girgensons each scored one goal.

Boston Bruins were defeated in their last game. On the road, they suffered a 6-3 reverse against Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. David Pastrnak, Casey Mittelstadt and Marat Khusnutdinov scored one goal apiece. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo made a total of 14 saves (.933).

The Bruins have beaten the Lightning in the last two encounters. A 6-2 victory at TD Garden was followed by a 4-0 win at Amalie Arena. Each franchise has landed five wins in the previous 10 games between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	34-19-3	2.22	.919	5
23/24	30-20-2	2.9	.900	2

Jeremy Swayman (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	20-25-6	3.12	.892	4
23/24	25-10-7	2.53	.916	3

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 26.5 shots on goal, with a 17.7% powerplay efficiency. The Lightning have given up 2.3 goals from 29.0 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 90.6%.

Brandon Hagel is the top points scorer with 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, with Nikita Kucherov racking up 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy have a 2.13 goal against average with a .925 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Bruins have 3 wins, 5 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.5 goals from 28.8 shots on goal, with a 14.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.0 goals from 27.1 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.9%.

The top points scorer is David Pastrnak with 14 points, 6 goals and 8 assists, while Pavel Zacha is next in line after registering 7 points, 1 goal and 6 assists. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 2.99 GAA with a .888 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each franchise. If you want the latest team, player and goalie stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our NHL picks.

Key Lightning vs Bruins stats:

• Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
• Lightning have won 12 of their last 20 games.
• Bruins have lost 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• Bruins have lost 7 of their last 10 games.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction

We are having a wager on Tampa Bay Lightning in this NHL encounter and they could prove too strong. You can back our pick at 1.97 on the 60-minute line and we think this offers great value.

If you’re looking for bigger odds, Tampa Bay can be backed at a greater price on the Puck Line. For more juice, also consider the Match Winner & Total Goals and Winning Margin lines.

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 50.8% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our cappers calculate this probability to be somewhere between 55-60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Our Pick

Lightning 3-Way Moneyline @ 1.97 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: David Pastrnak Over 3.5 Shots 1.54

David Pastrnak (Bruins) has totaled Over 3.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get 1.54 that he goes over the line.

Latest David Pastrnak Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

2.17

First

8.00

Shots on Goal

Over 3.5

1.54

Under 3.5

2.40

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Correct Score Prediction

Lightning 4 - 3 Bruins

An exciting bet could be a 4-3 victory in favor of the Lightning at odds of 11.50. A correct score wager provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Lightning

Bruins

1-0

Lightning

41.00

Bruins

46.00

2-0

Lightning

41.00

Bruins

46.00

2-1

Lightning

12.50

Bruins

15.00

3-0

Lightning

23.00

Bruins

36.00

3-1

Lightning

16.00

Bruins

21.00

3-2

Lightning

8.50

Bruins

10.50

4-0

Lightning

26.00

Bruins

51.00

4-1

Lightning

12.50

Bruins

21.00

4-2

Lightning

15.00

Bruins

20.00

4-3

Lightning

11.50

Bruins

13.00

5-0

Lightning

46.00

Bruins

101.00

5-1

Lightning

19.00

Bruins

41.00

5-2

Lightning

15.00

Bruins

25.00

5-3

Lightning

23.00

Bruins

31.00

5-4

Lightning

23.00

Bruins

26.00

6-1

Lightning

41.00

Bruins

91.00

6-2

Lightning

26.00

Bruins

51.00

6-3

Lightning

29.00

Bruins

46.00

6-4

Lightning

51.00

Bruins

67.00

6-5

Lightning

61.00

Bruins

67.00

7-2

Lightning

67.00

Bruins

131.00

7-3

Lightning

51.00

Bruins

91.00

7-4

Lightning

67.00

Bruins

101.00

7-5

Lightning

121.00

Bruins

141.00

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Game Could Go Right to the Wire According to the Books

The Tampa Bay Lightning odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are 1.55 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 65% chance of winning. The market suggests that Boston Bruins are least likely to win at 2.50.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 5.5. A Totals wager is always available and can often provide value selections. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at 1.87.

The Lightning are favorites to find the net first at odds of 1.69. Conversely, if you think the Bruins will score the opener, they are 2.05 to do so.

If you’re betting on the National Hockey League, we recommend heading to the betting sites and scanning through the many team props and game lines. There’s a chance to wager pre-game and in-game.

Moneyline

Lightning

1.55

Bruins

2.50

3-Way Moneyline

Lightning

1.91

Tie

4.35

Bruins

3.35

Puck Line

Lightning -1.5

2.38

Bruins +1.5

1.59

Total Goals

Under 5.5

1.95

Over 5.5

1.87

David Pastrnak Favorite to Score the First Goal

David Pastrnak is the First Goalscorer favorite at 8.00. Alternatively, there’s the chance to simply back him to light the lamp at anytime at 2.17.

Player Goals

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

First

8.00

Anytime

2.17

Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)

First

8.50

Anytime

2.33

Brayden Point (Lightning)

First

8.50

Anytime

2.33

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

First

10.00

Anytime

2.65

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

First

11.00

Anytime

2.85

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.25

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.75

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.95

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

First

16.00

Anytime

4.10

Nick Paul (Lightning)

First

16.00

Anytime

4.20

Oliver Björkstrand (Lightning)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.40

Matthew Poitras (Bruins)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.90

Casey Mittelstadt (Bruins)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.20

Mitchell Chaffee (Lightning)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.50

Yanni Gourde (Lightning)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.50

Riley Tufte (Bruins)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.50

Vinni Lettieri (Bruins)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.80

Gage Goncalves (Lightning)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.00

Conor Sheary (Lightning)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.00

Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Over 3.5

1.54

Under 3.5

2.40

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Over 2.5

2.20

Under 2.5

1.64

Jake Guentzel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

2.15

Under 2.5

1.67

Brandon Hagel (Lightning)

Over 2.5

2.15

Under 2.5

1.67

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

Over 1.5

1.64

Under 1.5

2.20

Anthony Cirelli (Lightning)

Over 1.5

1.77

Under 1.5

2.00

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

Over 1.5

1.67

Under 1.5

2.15

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
3 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
4 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
5 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
6 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
8 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
2 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
3 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
4 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
5 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
6 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
3 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
4 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
5 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
6 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
7 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
8 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
3 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
4 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
5 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
6 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
7 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
8 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
3 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
5 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
6 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
8 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
10 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
11 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
12 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
13 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
14 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
15 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
16 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
4 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
5 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
6 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
8 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
9 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
10 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
11 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
12 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
13 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
14 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
16 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
3 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
4 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
5 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
6 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
7 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
9 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
10 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
11 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
12 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
13 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
14 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
15 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
16 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
17 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
18 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
19 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
21 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
22 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
23 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
24 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
25 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
26 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
27 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
28 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
29 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L
30 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
32 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

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