The Lightning and Bruins are playing the second of four matchups this season, this time in Boston.
When: Saturday, January 6 @ 7pm EST
Where: TD Garden - Boston, MA
Radio: 102.5 The Bone, Lightning Radio
Where to stream: BallySports.com
Line Predictions (these could change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Nick Paul - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Conor Sheary - Tyler Motte - Mikey Eyssimont
Tanner Jeannot - Luke Glendening - Austin Watson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Nick Perbix
Calvin de Haan - Darren Raddysh
Jack Thompson- Philippe Myers
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
The Lightning need points and tonight they'll get a chance to grab a couple in the Atlantic Division. The last time these two teams met on November 20th, the Bolts came out of it with a 5-4 overtime win at Amalie Arena. It was a nail biter with a playoff-type atmosphere.
Steven Stamkos scored the game-tying goal with 4.8 seconds left in regulation. Brandon Hagel got the game-winner on a breakaway 1:19 into overtime. These two teams play each other hard and while the Lightning have struggled in some areas this season, they tend to play up to their competition in big games.
Tampa Bay has been hit with injuries as of late and will be without defensemen Erik Cernak, Haydn Fleury and Mikhail Sergachev tonight. So far they’ve been able to recall players from Syracuse and it’s been working out pretty well. Yesterday, Sean Day and Declan Carlile were sent back and Jack Thompson and Emil Lilleberg were recalled.
As for the Bruins, they’re looking to strengthen their defensive game tonight against the Lightning. Despite scoring five goals on Thursday in a 6-5 loss to the Penguins, the Bruins spent most of their time in the defensive zone. If the Lightning can get their 5 on 5 play going, this could be where they get ahead. They have the ability to leave Boston with a win.
Puck drop is at 7pm.
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