Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/13/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Lightning +136, Bruins -162; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Lightning +136, Bruins -162; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Lightning +135, Bruins -160; Over/Under:  6 goals

Tampa Bay Lightning:  28-20-5 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

Boston Bruins:  32-11-9 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Tampa Bay Lightning:  7-3-0 last 10

Boston Bruins:  7-3-0 last 10

The Lightning are entering this game with 61 points, a 28-20-5 record overall, and they are 11-15-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-2. Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul, and Steven Stamkos each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov each led the team in assists with 2 while Steven Stamkos led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Andrei Vasilevskiy was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 34 shots with 32 saves and a .941 save percentage. Their offense has scored 182 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 175 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game.

The Bruins are entering this game with 73 points, a 32-11-9 record overall, and they are 17-6-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Washington Capitals in their last game, losing that one at home 3-0. No one on the team scored a goal or recorded an assist for them in that game. Jake DeBrusk led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jeremy Swayman was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 27 shots with 25 saves and a .926 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 178 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 135 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Bruins listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bruins have looked really good in their games this season with their 32-11-9 record overall which has them leading their division in the East with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have also looked great on their home ice with their 17-6-3 home record this season and they have been very consistent too, leading their division in the East for most of the year. Meanwhile, the Lightning have also looked good in their games this season with their 28-20-5 record overall which has them surging up the standings in the East, now in 3rd place of their division and in a playoff spot. Their success has been recent though as they have a 7-3-0 record in their last 10 games and were struggling a lot in the 1st half of the season. They haven't looked good in their road games this year either with their 11-15-2 road record. The Lightning managed to pick up 2 points on the road in their last game but that was against one of the worst teams in the NHL. The Bruins are one of the best in the league this season and have been one of the best teams in the NHL going back to last season too. The Bruins are also coming off a loss in their last game which was a game at home that they got shut out in so they will be looking to bounce back in a big way on their home ice here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bruins to win this game. 

Lightning Bruins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Bruins 4 Lightning 1.

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Tampa Bay Lightning: 42-40 (-14.2 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 51-42 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline after a win by 2 goals or more. 16-8 OVER revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more. 6-3 OVER after playing 3 consecutive road games.

Boston Bruins: 153-76 (+30.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 20-6 (+12.4 units) on the moneyline after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 9-5 OVER off a home loss by 2 goals or more. 6-0 OVER after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored.

Tampa Bay Lightning:  M. Sergachev (D) Out indefinitely - Leg. T. Jeannot (LW) Late Feb - Upper Body. B. Seabrook (D) out for season - Shoulder. L. Brown (C) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Boston Bruins:  M. Poitras (C) out for season - Shoulder. M. Lucic (LW) Out indefinitely - Ankle.

“It’s hard to win in this league and when you walk into an NHL building and come away with two points you take those and move on to the next game. You can pick apart any game you want but the bottom line is we needed these points, we got them and let’s move on.” - Jon Cooper after his team’s win against the Blue Jackets in their game on Saturday.

“They can cheer us if they like what they see. They can boo if they don’t. So that’s up to them. Obviously we know we have a very passionate sports city and very passionate fans and they expect us to win every game. It’s not going to happen, but they’ve got to see the effort and obviously they didn’t like it tonight.” - Brad Marchand after their loss against the Capitals in their game on Saturday.

LW Stamkos, Steven

C Point, Brayden

RW Kucherov, Nikita

LD Hedman, Victor

RD Raddysh, Darren

G Vasilevskiy, Andrei

LW Marchand, Brad

C Coyle, Charlie

RW DeBrusk, Jake

LD Grzelcyk, Matt

RD McAvoy, Charlie

G Swayman, Jeremy

Points: N. Kucherov (89)

Goals: N. Kucherov (33)

Assists: N. Kucherov (56)

GAA: A. Vasilevskiy (2.79)

Points: D. Pastrnak (75)

Goals: D. Pastrnak (33)

Assists: D. Pastrnak (42)

GAA: J. Swayman (2.35)

Coaches:

Tampa Bay Lightning: Jon Cooper (12th season)

Boston Bruins: Jim Montgomery (2nd season)