The Boston Bruins (13-1-2) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (8-6-4) at Amalie Arena on Monday, November 20 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, NESN, and BSSUN. The Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in their last game, while the Lightning are coming off a 6-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Bruins vs. Lightning Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, November 20, 2023
- 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 rank 11th in the NHL with 55 goals scored (3.4 per game).
- Defensively, the Bruins have been the stingiest unit in NHL action, allowing 32 total goals (just two per game).
- Their +23 goal differential is second-best in the league.
- The 13 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season (on 55 power-play chances) rank 13th in the NHL.
- The Bruins are 10th in the league with a 23.64% power-play conversion rate.
- The Bruins’ 91.53% penalty-kill success rate tops the league.
- The Bruins have the 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.8%.
- The Bruins shoot 10.6% as a team (14th in the league).
- The Bruins have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 17.4 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Key Players
- David Pastrnak is one of Boston’s top contributors this season with 27 points. He has averaged 0.7 goals per game, shooting 14.7%.
- Brad Marchand is another of Boston’s important contributors currently with 18 total points (seven goals and 11 assists) to his name.
- Boston’s offensive effort is aided by Charlie McAvoy’s 18 points. He’s contributed 11 assists.
- In the eight games Linus Ullmark has played this season, his save percentage is .928, the sixth-best in the league.
Bruins Injuries
Matt Grzelcyk: Upper Body (Out),
Milan Lucic: Lower Body (Out),
Morgan Geekie: Upper Body (Out)
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 63 goals on the season (3.5 per game) rank them third in the league.
- The Lightning give up 3.6 goals per game (65 in total), 29th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -2, they are 17th in the league.
- The Lightning have 19 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 60 chances.
- The Lightning have the NHL’s fourth-best power-play percentage (31.67).
- At 85.19, the Lightning have the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning are fourth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (53.1%).
- The Lightning’s 11.8% shooting percentage is third in the league.
- This season, the Lightning have shut out their opponents twice.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov’s 13 goals and 14 assists in 17 games for Tampa Bay add up to 27 total points on the season.
- Brayden Point has posted 23 total points (1.3 per game) this campaign. He has seven goals and 16 assists.
- Victor Hedman’s four goals and 15 assists add up to 19 points this season.
- Matt Tomkins is 1-2-0 this season, amassing 80 saves and giving up 10 goals (3.4 goals against average) with an .889 save percentage (50th in the league).
Lightning Injuries
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out),
Anthony Cirelli: Undisclosed (Questionable),
Conor Sheary: Upper Body (Out)
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