The Boston Bruins (43-25-8) are on the second of their four-game road trip, and they will head to Benchmark International Arena for the first time this season for a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (47-22-6).
The Bruins just snapped a four-game win streak as well as a seven-game road point streak. They have gone 15-15-7 on the road this season, and they have the least amount of road wins among any playoff team.
The Lightning have taken both matchups this season and have scored six in both. The Bruins suffered a two-goal loss in October, and then they blew a lead at the Stadium Series.
The Bruins have gone 10-0-2 in their games after a loss since January 1.
It is also important to the playoff chase. Currently, the B’s have a 95.7% chance of making the playoffs, per MoneyPuck.
Regulation win: 98.8% chance
Regulation loss: 92.8% chance
Overtime win: 98.6% chance
Overtime loss: 96.4% chance
The Lightning lead the Atlantic Division and sit second in the Eastern Conference. They sit at 100 points and have gone 10-8-2 since the Olympic Break.
Victor Hedman, who returned from injury to play in the Stadium Series, was placed on injured reserve Thursday. He has been out of the lineup since March 19 for personal reasons.
Bruins Morning Skate Notes
There will not be a morning skate on Saturday.
Marco Sturm will meet with the media in Tampa around 90 minutes before the game to announce the starting goaltender and any lineup changes.
Expected Bruins Lines
Forwards
Marat Khusnutdinov – Fraser Minten – David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt – Pavel Zacha – Viktor Arvidsson
Lukas Reichel – Elias Lindholm – Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot – Sean Kuraly – Mark Kastelic
Defensemen
Jonathan Aspirot – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Henri Jokiharju
Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke
Source: Last Game
Starting Goalie
Jeremy Swayman (30-16-4, 2.71 GAA, .908 SV%)
Source: Unconfirmed
Expected Lightning Lines
Forwards
Jake Guentzel – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Oliver Bjorkstrand – Anthony Cirelli – Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons – Yanni Gourde – Pontus Holmberg
Corey Perry – Nick Paul – Mitchell Chaffee
Defensemen
JJ Moser – Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak
Charle-Edouard D’Astous – Emil Lilleberg
Source: Last game
Starting Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy (36-13-4, 2.34 GAA, .912 SV%)
Source: Unconfirmed
Special Teams
Bruins
Power play: 23.8% (9th)
Penalty kill: 76.4% (26th)
Lightning
Power play: 21.8% (14th)
Penalty kill: 82% (4th)
Season Series
Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, April 5: Bruins @ Flyers, 3:30 PM
Tuesday, April 7: Bruins @ Hurricanes, 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 11: Lightning @ Bruins, 12:30 PM
Sunday, April 12: Bruins @ Blue Jackets, 6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14: Devils @ Bruins, 7:00 PM
How To Watch
5:00 PM ET
TV: NESN+
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
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