The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning face off on Monday in an NHL showdown at the Amalie Arena. The Bruins have won the last three games played between the two teams.
Boston comes into this game with a 16-2-0 record and away from home they have gone 5-2-0. On Saturday the Bruins faced off against the Chicago Blackhawks and had another big game scoring six goals, and they won by five. Boston is averaging 4.11 goals while their defense is giving up 2.06 goals per game. The offense and defense are both ranked 1st in the NHL. David Pastrnak has been the top player for Boston scoring 11 goals and adding 17 assists. There are nine different players that have had at least 10 points.
On the other side of this matchup is Tampa Bay who sits with an 11-6-1 record and they have gone 6-2-1 at home. On Saturday against the Nashville Predators it took overtime, but the Lightning were able to secure the 3-2 victory. Nikita Kucherov scored one goal and added two assists. Tampa Bay Lightning is averaging 3.39 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.06 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov has scored 10 goals and added eight assists. Steven Stamkos has also scored 10 goals and added 10 assists. Tampa Bay is going to need the defense to be strong in this game if they want to secure a victory.
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