{"id":549414,"date":"2026-04-10T08:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/549414\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:48:38","slug":"bruins-host-the-lightning-on-losing-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/549414\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins host the Lightning on losing streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/tampa-bay-lightning-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> (48-25-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/boston-bruins-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Bruins<\/a> (43-26-10, in the Atlantic Division)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Boston; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins play the Tampa Bay Lightning as losers of four in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Boston is 43-26-10 overall and 11-11-3 against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are second in the league with 366 total penalties (averaging 4.6 per game).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Tampa Bay is 48-25-6 overall with a 14-9-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning lead league play serving 14.9 penalty minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Saturday&#8217;s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Lightning won 3-1 in the last meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">TOP PERFORMERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/david-pastrnak-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Pastrnak<\/a> has 29 goals and 69 assists for the Bruins. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/pavel-zacha-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pavel Zacha<\/a> has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/jake-guentzel-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Guentzel<\/a> has 37 goals and 49 assists for the Lightning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/nikita-kucherov-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikita Kucherov<\/a> has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.3 goals, six assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 7.1 penalties and 19.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Lightning: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/brandon-hagel-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Hagel<\/a>: out (lower-body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/max-crozier-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Crozier<\/a>: out (abdomen), Dominic James: out (leg), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/victor-hedman-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Hedman<\/a>: out (personal), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/pontus-holmberg-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pontus Holmberg<\/a>: out (upper-body).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Lightning (48-25-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (43-26-10, in the Atlantic Division) Boston; 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