The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at the TD Garden. When these two teams faced off on the 21st it was the Bruins that secured the 5-3 victory.
The Lightning comes into this game with a 12-7-1 record and they have gone 5-4-0 at home so far this season. On Friday against the St. Louis Blues, the Lightning scored five goals, and that led to the three goal victory. Nikita Kucherov had a big game finishing with three goals. Tampa Bay is averaging 3.45 goals while their defense is giving up 3.1 goals per game. The offense is ranked 10th in the league, and they need the offense to be strong in this game. Kucherov on the season has scored 10 goals and added 21 assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Bruins who sit with an 18-3-0 record and they have gone 12-0-0 at home. In the last game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Bruins scored three goals and that was enough to win by a goal in overtime. Two games ago against the Florida Panthers the Bruins were defeated 5-2. Boston is averaging 4.0 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.24 goals per game. The offense is ranked 1st in the league while their defense is ranked 2nd. David Pastrnak has scored 14 goals and added 18 assists so far this season.
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