Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 3/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+130) Bruins (-154)

The Boston Bruins (55-11-5) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (42-25-6) at TD Garden on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Lightning at +130 and the Bruins open at -154. The over/under is 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 7-2 defeat against the Senators their last time out. Tampa Bay accumulated 18 penalty minutes in this contest. The Lightning didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. While out there on the ice, they scored on 2 out of the 29 shots they put on net.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have earned 226 power play tries (13th in the NHL) and have scored 47 goals in those attempts. The Lightning so far have had 2,273 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .901. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,341 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.6%. While at even strength, the Lightning have allowed the opponent to score 179 goals while earning 185 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay has 251 power play opportunities and they have notched 64 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 25.50%. For the current season, they have tallied 90 points and their points percentage is .616. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 249 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 226.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Over the course of his pro career, Vasilevskiy has accounted for 235 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .575. He has a save percentage of .918 during his 24,631 minutes guarding the cage. Vasilevskiy has seen 12,719 shots taken against him and has recorded 11,681 total saves. The opposition has scored 1,038 goals against Vasilevskiy in his career and his goals against average is 2.53. He has amassed a mark of 260-120-28 and he started in 409 games. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 419 contests over the course of his NHL career.

Their last time out, Boston squared up with the Canadiens in a game where the Bruins earned a victory by a tally of 4-2. They had 5 power play chances in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Bruins scored 4 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they attempted.

Boston has put up 2,326 shots (9th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.48%, while allowing the other team 2,112 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.42% on their oppositions 240 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 92.9%. They have a total of 241 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 21.99%. The Bruins have earned 214 goals at even strength and 53 goals (9th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 150 goals to be scored by way of 115 goals at even strength and 35 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Boston Bruins are sitting with 267 goals, 115 points, as well as a points percentage of .810.

On the other side of the ice you will find Linus Ullmark in net. Teams are averaging 2.53 goals/game and he has allowed 486 goals overall. Ullmark's rate of quality starts comes out to 62.2% and he has made 120 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 193 games and has played for a total of 11,535 mins. Ullmark has amassed a career mark of 111-62-16 and has been in net for 201 contests. He has compiled 5,472 stops out of the 5,958 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .918.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Boston (-154) and under 5.5 goals

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