Tampa Bay takes on Boston after overtime victory

Updated Mar. 27, 2024 4:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston Bruins (42-16-15, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (39-25-7, fourth in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -116, Bruins -104; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins after the Lightning took down the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in overtime.

Tampa Bay has an 8-7-4 record in Atlantic Division play and a 39-25-7 record overall. The Lightning are 18-7-2 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

Boston has a 42-16-15 record overall and a 17-3-3 record in Atlantic Division games. The Bruins have committed 305 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank fifth in the league.

The matchup Wednesday is the fourth time these teams meet this season. The Lightning won 3-2 in a shootout in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has scored 41 goals with 82 assists for the Lightning. Steven Stamkos has five goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.

David Pastrnak has 45 goals and 56 assists for the Bruins. Justin Brazeau has scored four goals with one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 7-1-2, averaging 4.1 goals, seven assists, 4.4 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Bruins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, six assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: Victor Hedman: day to day (lower body), Brayden Point: day to day (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body).

Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Pat Maroon: out (back), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder), John Beecher: day to day (illness).

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