Lightning at Bruins 10/17/19 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Oct. 17, 2019
TV: ESPN+
Latest Odds : BOS -113 O/U 6.5
The Tampa Bay Lightning visit TD Garden on Thursday to play the Boston Bruins in an NHL Eastern Conference clash of heavyweights. The Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadians on Tuesday 3-1 as Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots in net for Tampa Bay. Braydon Coburn, Steve Stamkos and Tyler Johnson scored for the Lightning. Tampa Bay beat Carey Price for three goals in their first 10 shots of the game.
Boston won its second straight and moved to 5-1 on the season with a 4-2 victory at home over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. David Pastrnak scored each of the Bruins four goals and posted his fifth hat trick in the NHL. Boston is in second place in the Atlantic Division just one point behind first place Buffalo.
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Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay in goals scored with four and in points with eight, while Mikhail Sergachev is the assists leader with six. Andrei Vasilevskiy is 3-1-0 with goals against of 2.53 and save percentage of .921. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.83 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.00 per game.
David Pastrnak leads Boston in goals scored with six and in points with 10. Brad Marchand is the leader in assists with five. Tuukka Rask is 3-0-0 with goals against of 1.33 and saves percentage of .957. Boston is scoring an average of 2.67 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.67 per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 37-17 in its last 54 on the road
The UNDER has cashed in each of the Lightning’s last 4
Boston is 8-0 in its last 8 versus Eastern Conference opponents
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Bruins last 5 at home
Free Betting Pick: Boston Bruins -113
Tampa Bay has been inconsistent to start the season alternating between wins and losses, while Boston has won 5 of its first 6. The Lightning has lost 4 of its last 5 on the road and 30 of its last 43 played in Boston. At the same time, the Bruins have won 40 of their last 58 overall and 60 of their last 86 on their home ice. Final Score Prediction, Boston Bruins win 5-3