What is the story about?
Just the facts
- When: Today, 5 PM
- Where: Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL
- How to follow: NESN+, 98.5 The Sports Hub
- Opposing perspective: Raw Charge
Know your enemy
- 47-22-6, 100PTS, 1st in the Atlantic Division
- Nikita Kucherov: 41G-83A-124PTS; Jake Guentzel: 36G-47A-83PTS; Brandon Hagel: 35G-38A-73PTS
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 36-13-4, 2.34 GAA, .912 save percentage
Game notes
- The Bruins will look for a better 60-minute effort against a group of Florida Men today, facing a Lightning team that has won three of four and is in a back-and-forth fight with Buffalo for first in the Atlantic.
- This will be the first meeting between these two games since the Stadium Series game back on February 1, a wild affair that ended as a 6-5 win for Tampa in a shootout.
- As you likely remember, that game featured a remarkable eight power play opportunities for the Lightning, who converted on three of them.
- Tampa is 7-1-2 in their last ten games, most recently beating Pittsburgh 6-3 on Thursday. That game featured a hat trick for Anthony Cirelli, who has eclipsed the 50-point mark for the second season in a row.
- Nikita Kucherov remains one of the league’s elite scorers, scoring more than 120 points for the third season in a row. With 41 goals, he’s just three away from bettering his previous career high of 44, set back in 2024.
- Corey Perry, acquired from Los Angeles near the trade deadline, has 3G-2A-5PTS totals for Tampa in 14 games.
- Tampa has a few guys who are banged up at the moment, with Brandon Hagel and Scott Sabourin termed “questionable” by the team. Neither played Thursday against Pittsburgh.
- Jake Guentzel has been on a heater for Tampa, recording 5G-4A-9PTS totals in his last five games. Guentzel has 25 points in 32 career games against the Bruins.
- On the Bruins side of things, there isn’t much to report after Thursday’s loss. No new injuries, controversies, etc. We should see both goalies this weekend with another game against Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon, but it’s not clear yet which order Marco Sturm will use.
- In case you missed it above, this game will be airing locally on NESN+, as the Red Sox will be hosting the San Diego Padres at 4:10 PM. That time of year, folks.
See
ya tonight? This afternoon? This evening? Later!
