The Boston Bruins (23-8-6) and Tampa Bay Lightning (19-16-5) face off at TD Garden on Saturday, January 6 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, NESN, and BSSUN. The Bruins fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in their most recent game, while the Lightning are coming off a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild.
Bruins vs. Lightning Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, January 6, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Bruins and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Bruins Insights
- The Bruins’ 121 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 14th in the NHL.
- The Bruins have conceded 98 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking fifth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
- Their +23 goal differential is sixth-best in the league.
- The 30 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season are eighth-best in the NHL (on 111 power-play chances).
- The Bruins are fifth in the league with a 27.03% power-play conversion rate.
- The one shorthanded goal the Bruins have scored this season rank 30th among NHL squads.
- The Bruins kill 85.51% of opponent power plays, the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Bruins have the 22nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 48.7%.
- The Bruins have a 10.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks ninth in the league.
- The Bruins have earned two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 18 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Key Players
- David Pastrnak is one of Boston’s leading contributors this season with 53 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 12.5%.
- With 15 goals and 20 assists, Brad Marchand is one of the most important offensive options for Boston with his 35 points (0.9 per game).
- Charlie Coyle has contributed 27 points for Boston in 37 games this season, scoring on 19.1% of his shots and recording 13 goals and 14 assists.
- Linus Ullmark (12-5-2) has a 2.7 goals against average and a save percentage of .916 for Boston.
Bruins Injuries
Milan Lucic: Personal (Out),
Derek Forbort: Undisclosed (Out)
Lightning Insights
- With 130 goals (3.2 per game), the Lightning have the league’s fifth-best offense.
- The Lightning have allowed 136 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 29th in the league.
- Their -6 goal differential is 21st in the league.
- The Lightning have an NHL-leading 38 power-play goals on 127 chances.
- The Lightning have the NHL’s third-best power-play percentage (29.92).
- The 80.53% penalty-kill percentage of the Lightning is 14th in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.4% of faceoffs, eighth-best in the NHL.
- The Lightning’s 10.8% shooting percentage is eighth in the league.
- The Lightning have held their opponents scoreless three times.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov has put up 64 points (1.6 per game) for Tampa Bay, with 27 goals and 37 assists in 39 games (playing 21:11 per game).
- Brayden Point is a leading scorer for Tampa Bay with 40 total points this season. He has scored 17 goals and added 23 assists in 40 games.
- Victor Hedman is a top player on offense for Tampa Bay with six goals and 33 assists.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy is 9-8-0 on the season, giving up 47 goals (2.8 goals against average) and compiling 434 saves with a .902 save percentage (35th in the league).
Lightning Injuries
Erik Cernak: Upper Body (Questionable),
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out),
Haydn Fleury: Hand (Out)
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