The Lightning and Bruins matchup for the first time this season.
When: Monday, November 20 @ 7pm EST
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
Radio: 102.5 The Bone, Lightning Radio
Where to stream: BallySports.com
Lines from Sunday's Practice (these could change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul
Tanner Jeannot - Tyler Motte - Mikey Eyssimont
Cole Koepke - Alex Barre-Boulet - Austin Watson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Nick Perbix
Mikhail Sergachev - Erik Cernak
Calvin de Haan - Darren Raddysh
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
The Bruins are in town which means there will be an automatic uptick in intensity tonight at Amalie Arena. This is the first of four matchups between the two teams this season.
The Bruins are dominating the league again this year. Through 16 games they were 14-2 last year, this year they are 13-1-2.
Defensively they’re doing well, leading the league in goals against at 2.00 and have a penalty kill percentage of 91.5%. Goaltending has been solid with the duo of Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark.
The most impressive part for Boston is that they’ve done all of this without Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Dmitry Orlov, Tyler Bertuzzi and Taylor Hall. Their top defenseman, Matt Grzelcyk, has been out since October 30th with an upper-body injury
The Lightning are in a different position than the Bruins. They’re riding a two-game win streak, and more than anything else, they’re looking to continue building good habits after being shutout twice a week ago. The Bolts are in the middle of a transition period. Anthony Cirelli could be back in the lineup after practicing on Sunday which will help tremendously.
Tonight will be a big test for the Bolts, giving them an idea of where they matchup against the best team in the league. A lapse in defensive coverage could be detrimental against Boston, they'll need to stay focused like they've been in their last two games.