Saturday’s NHL games include the Tampa Bay Lightning (37-23-5) visiting the Boston Bruins (30-29-8) at TD Garden. The Bruins are big underdogs (+150 on the moneyline) against the Lightning (-180) ahead of the game, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Lightning vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-180)
• Underdog: Bruins (+150)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 34 of 65 matches (52.3%) so far this season.
• So far this season, 49.3% of Boston’s games (33/67) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.2, is 0.7 above Saturday’s over/under.
• The 5.8 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 0.3 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Lightning Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Lightning Season Stat Insights

• The Lightning’s 227 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the league.
• Tampa Bay has allowed the sixth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 175 (2.7 per game).
• The team has the league’s third-best goal differential at +52 this season.
• Tampa Bay’s 48 power-play goals this season (on 184 chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Lightning’s 26.09% power-play conversion rate is fifth-best in the NHL this season.
• Tampa Bay has scored a total of 10 shorthanded goals this season.
• The Lightning defeat 81.82% of opponent power plays, currently the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning’s players win 50.6% of their faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay converts 12.2% of its shots, ranking third in the league.
• The Lightning average 18.2 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Tampa Bay has gone 31-16 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• In 17 games with moneyline odds lower than -180 this season, the Lightning have won 10 times.
• There is a 64.3% chance that Tampa Bay wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 28 goals and 63 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 30 goals and 42 assists
• Brayden Point: 32 goals and 33 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 30-18-3 record, .919 save percentage, 115 goals given up

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins have scored 182 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 24th in the NHL.
• Boston has conceded 211 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd.
• Their 27th-ranked goal differential is -29.
• Boston has scored 30 power-play goals this season (26th in the NHL) on 199 chances.
• The Bruins have the NHL’s 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 15.08%.
• Boston has scored six shorthanded goals this season (eighth among all NHL squads).
• The Bruins’ 23rd-ranked penalty kill rate is 76.1%.
• The Bruins have the league’s ninth-best faceoff win rate (51.6%).
• Boston’s collective 9.9% shooting percentage ranks 24th in the league.
• The Bruins have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 26.4 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• This season the Bruins have 12 wins in the 36 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Boston has nine games this season playing as an underdog by +150 or longer, and is 3-6 in those contests.
• The moneyline implies a 40.0% chance of victory for the Bruins.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 34 goals and 48 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 13 goals and 27 assists
• Casey Mittelstadt: 12 goals and 25 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 20-22-6 record, .897 save percentage, 139 goals conceded