Nikita Kucherov skating for the Tampa Bay Lightning

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Boston Bruins (37-26-12) at Tampa Bay Lightning (47-22-6)
Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 5:00 pm EST
How To Watch: NESN/ESPN+/The Spot
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub/102.5 FM The Bone

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Boston Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins lost 2-1 to the Florida Panthers on Thursday, snapping a four-game winning streak. Boston is in the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning have won three of their last four games after a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Tampa Bay has the fourth-ranked penalty kill at 82 percent.

Boston Bruins Projected Lines

Khusnutdinov-Minten-Pastrnak
Mittelstadt-Zacha-Arvidsson
Reichel-E. Lindholm-Geekie
Jeannot-Kuraly-Kastelic

Aspirot-McAvoy
H. Lindholm-Jokiharju
Zadorov-Peeke

Swayman
Korpisalo

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Guentzel-Point–Kucherov
Goncalves-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand
Girgensons-Gourde-Holmberg
Perry-Paul-Chaffee

Raddysh-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
D’Astous-Lilleberg

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Boston Bruins

David Pastrnak leads the team with 96 points, including a career-high 67 assists. Morgan Geekie leads the Bruins with 34 goals, but has not scored in 15 straight games.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov is second in the NHL with 124 points and has registered a plus-45. JJ Moser is second on the team with a plus-43.

Injury Report:

Boston Bruins

D Mason Lohrei – Day to day

Tampa Bay Lightning

D Maxwell Crozier – IR
C Dominic James – IR
D Decklan Carlile – IR
D Victor Hedman – Day to day
LW Brandon Hagel – Day to day
RW Scott Sabourin – Day to day

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