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Boston Bruins (38-5-4, 1st Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (30-15-1, 3rd Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida.Thursday, 7:00 PM ET
Bottom line: After Corey Perry’s two-goal game against the Minnesota Wild, which the Lightning won 4-2, the Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Boston Bruins.
Tampa Bay is 30-15-1 overall and 8-5-0 in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning has a record of 8-2-0 in games decided by goals.
Boston is 38-5-4 overall and 8-3-2 in the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are 7-2-1 in one-goal games.
Thursday’s game will be the third time these teams have faced each other this season. The Bruins won his last matchup 5-3.
Top performer: Stephen Stamkos has 24 goals and 31 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has scored 6 goals and assisted 9 in the last 10 games.
Brad Marchand has 15 goals and 30 assists for the Bruins. David Krejci has 2 goals and 9 assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Lightning: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 5.5 penalties, 15.2 penalty minutes, 2.9 goals conceded per game.
Bruins: 9-1-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.9 assists, 4.5 penalties, 11.7 penalty minutes and giving up 1.4 goals per game.
Injured: Lightning: Rudolphus Balthers: Out (upper body).
Bruins: Jake Debrasque: out (fibula), Thomas Nosek: out (foot).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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