Tampa Bay Lightning (19-16-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (23-8-6, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Brad Marchand's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Bruins' 6-5 loss.
Boston has a 23-8-6 record overall and a 9-3-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Bruins are 4-3-6 in games decided by a single goal.
Tampa Bay has a 4-3-3 record in Atlantic Division play and a 19-16-5 record overall. The Lightning have an 18-2-3 record when scoring at least three goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams play this season. The Lightning won 5-4 in overtime in the last matchup. Darren Raddysh led the Lightning with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 23 goals and 30 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has scored four goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
Victor Hedman has six goals and 33 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has eight goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.4 goals, six assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Lightning: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, six assists, 3.9 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
Lightning: Haydn Fleury: out (hand), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body), Erik Cernak: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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