Lightning at Bruins 3/7/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Mar. 07, 2020
TV: NESN
Latest Odds : BOS -136 O/U 5.5
The Tampa Bay Lightning look to narrow the lead of the Boston Bruins atop the Atlantic division standings when the Lightning visit TD Garden to play the Bruins on Saturday. Tampa Bay improved to 42-20-5 and 89 points following its 4-0 shutout victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots he faced in net and Victor Hedman scored a pair of goals for the Lightning.
Nikita Kucherov is leading Tampa Bay in goals scored with 32, assists with 50 and points with 82. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.4 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.76 goals per game. In net, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 34-13-3 with a goals-against average of 2.56 and save percentage of .916.
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Boston looks for its fifth consecutive victory and 10th in its last 12 when hosting Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Bruins improved to 43-13-12 and 98 points following a 2-1 overtime victory against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Torey Krug scored the winning goal 4:08 into the extra period and Patrice Bergeron scored one goal as well. The Bruins lead the Atlantic division by nine points over Tampa Bay.
David Pastrnak is the leading goal scorer for Boston with 47 and leads the Bruins in points with 93, while Brad Marchand is the assists leader with 57. Boston is scoring an average of 3.26 goals per game and allowing an average of just 2.38 goals per game. In net, Tuukka Rask is 25-7-6 with a goals-against average of 2.13 and save percentage of .928.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 13-5 in its last 18
The OVER has cashed in 7 of the Lightning’s last 9
Boston is 15-3 in its last 18
The UNDER has cashed in 12 of the Bruins last 18
Free Betting Pick: Boston Bruins -136
The Boston Bruins have extended their lead atop the Atlantic division to nine points over the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Boston has won 15 of its last 18 overall and eight of its last nine played on its home ice. The Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in their last meeting earlier this week on Tuesday. Look for the Bruins to take two straight after beating Tampa Bay on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Boston Bruins win 4-2