Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 1/14/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-132) Bruins (+110)

The Boston Bruins (21-19-5) will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (23-15-3) at TD Garden on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Lightning at -132 and the Bruins are at +110. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good night with a 5-2 victory over the Penguins in the last game they played. Tampa Bay garnered 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to notch a goal. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in this victory. For the matchup, they converted 5 of the 19 shots they tried.

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In relation to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 151 goals (3rd in the NHL) on the campaign and have given up 112. For the year, they have tallied 49 points and their points percentage is .598. Tampa Bay steps onto the ice with 120 power play chances and they have scored 31 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.83%. When at even strength, the Lightning have given up 92 goals while scoring 120 of their own. Tampa Bay has attempted 1,155 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 13.1%. The Lightning have had 1,169 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have recorded 109 power play tries (27th in the NHL) and have scored 20 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has taken the ice for 509 games over the course of his hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss record of 311-155-32 and he was named the starter in 499 games. The opposition has scored 1,272 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.71. Vasilevskiy has had 15,243 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 13,971 total saves. His save percentage currently is .917 during his 28,126 minutes between the pipes. For his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy has recorded 285 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .571.

In their last contest, Boston went up against the Panthers in a matchup where the Bruins notched a victory by a final of 4-3. The Bruins converted 4 goals of the 18 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play attempts in this one and tallied 2 out of those opportunities.

The Bruins have earned 97 goals at even strength and 19 goals (27th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Boston has taken 1,244 shots (11th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.32%, while allowing their opponents 1,247 shots. This season, the Boston Bruins have accumulated 116 goals, 47 points, and a points percentage of .522. They have allowed 142 goals to be scored by of a combination of 108 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 144 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 13.19%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 75.71% on their opponents 140 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jeremy Swayman protecting the goal. Swayman has earned a career record of 93-48-18 and has participated in 164 games. Swayman's percentage of quality starts comes out to 62.4% and he has accumulated 98 quality starts in his professional career. He has gathered 4,109 saves out of 4,496 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .914. His opponents are averaging 3.04 goals/game and he has yielded 387 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 157 games and has played for a total of 7,649 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-132)

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