The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-25-7) host the Boston Bruins (42-16-15) at Amalie Arena on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM ET on TNT, Max, and NESN, with each team back in action after a win. The Lightning are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks, while the Bruins took down the Florida Panthers 4-3 in their last outing.
Lightning vs. Bruins Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV: NESN (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Lightning vs. Bruins for free with a trial to Fubo!
Lightning and Bruins Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning score the sixth-most goals in the league (247 total, 3.5 per game).
- The Lightning have conceded 235 total goals (3.3 per game), ranking 22nd in league play in goals against.
- They have the league’s 14th-ranked goal differential at +12.
- The NHL-leading 63 power-play goals the Lightning have recorded this season have come on 217 power-play chances.
- The Lightning pace the league with a 29.03% power-play conversion rate.
- The four shorthanded goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 23rd among NHL squads.
- The Lightning’s 82.35% penalty-kill success rate is sixth-best in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.6% of their faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
- The Lightning shoot 12.1% as a team (second in the league).
- The Lightning have earned four shutouts this season. Their skaters average 19.9 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has put up 123 points.
- Having scored 41 goals and adding 39 assists, Brayden Point is an important piece of the offense for Tampa Bay through 70 games.
- Tampa Bay’s offensive effort is aided by Victor Hedman’s 80 points. He’s contributed 57 assists.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy (26-16-2) has a 2.9 goals against average and a save percentage of .897 for Tampa Bay.
Lightning Injuries
Victor Hedman: Lower Body (Questionable), Brayden Point: Lower Body (Questionable), Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out)
Bruins Insights
- The Bruins are 10th in the league in scoring (242 goals, 3.3 per game).
- The Bruins have one of the best defenses in the NHL, conceding 200 total goals (2.7 per game), seventh in the NHL.
- They have the ninth-best goal differential in the league at +42.
- The Bruins have 52 power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 220 chances.
- The Bruins score on 23.64% of their power plays, No. 8 in the league.
- The Bruins have five shorthanded goals (18th in NHL).
- The 82.11% penalty-kill percentage of the Bruins is seventh in the league.
- The Bruins are 19th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.5%).
- The Bruins’ 11.2% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.
- The Bruins have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 23.1 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Key Players
- David Pastrnak has put up 101 points (1.4 per game) for Boston, with 45 goals and 56 assists in 73 games (playing 19:57 per game).
- Brad Marchand is a top offensive contributor for Boston with 63 total points this season. He has scored 27 goals and added 36 assists in 73 games.
- Charlie Coyle’s 23 goals and 31 assists add up to 54 points this season.
- Jeremy Swayman is 23-8-8 this season, compiling 1085 saves and giving up 100 goals (2.6 goals against average) with a .916 save percentage (ninth-best in the league).
Bruins Injuries
Derek Forbort: Undisclosed (Out), John Beecher: Illness (Questionable), Milan Lucic: Personal (Out), Matthew Poitras: Shoulder (Out), Patrick Maroon: Back (Out)