A pair of Eastern Conference juggernauts are set to clash on Monday night when the Boston Bruins storm the Amalie Arena in Tampa to take on the Lightning. Read on for our Bruins-Lightning picks and predictions.
Perched atop the NHL standings with an incredible 16-2 record, the Bruins cruise into Monday's showdown fresh off a 6-1 shellacking of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Twine-assassin David Pastrnak lit the lamp twice, while Jeremy Swayman stopped 17 shots to secure the win.
Like the Bruins, the streaking Lightning head into this matchup hot on the heels of a Saturday night victory. Steven Stamkos scored the overtime winner and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of 32 shots as Tampa squeaked by the Nashville Predators 3-2.
With the Bruins and Lightning riding six- and four-game winning streaks, respectively, one must end.