Today’s NHL schedule sees the Lightning welcome the Boston Bruins in what should be an entertaining match at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL. If you plan to watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our Lightning vs Bruins match preview.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins
The Tampa Bay Lightning go into this one with a 65% points percentage, and naturally as favorites over the Bruins. Guy Boucher will be sure to keep an eye on how their Northeast division foes collected 42 points in 34 games played this season but he will know that a lot of it will come down to containing Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara. The Tampa Bay goal differential is -0.11 this season (good for number 16 in the NHL), but not as good as the Boston Bruins’s positive goal margin of 0.79 in the 2010-2011 NHL season.
Playing on the road, the Bruins will need to play to their strengths and their 2 goals against per game is their strongest statistical attribute (and 1st in the whole league in that area). Claude Julien’s team is 19-11 this season and today will hope to improve their 42 point total to climb further up in the standings.
Tampa Bay are number 1 in the league in the ‘shots against per game’ departement and Claude Julien and his coaching staff will therefore certainly want to balance out Tampa Bay’s 27.2 shots against per game this season. The Lightning have a 67% winning percentage when leading after the first period, so getting off to a good start will be important.The fans in the St. Pete Times Forum are in for a treat today and if you want to join them and watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins online live streaming on NHL ‘Center Ice’ or on your TV – then make sure to tune in at 19:30 ET today.