Saturday’s NHL action includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-4) hosting the Boston Bruins (28-28-8) at Amalie Arena. The Bruins are heavy underdogs (+240 on the moneyline) against the Lightning (-298) ahead of the contest, which starts at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Lightning vs. Bruins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Lightning (-298)
• Underdog: Bruins (+240)
• Over/under: 5.5

Lightning vs. Bruins Quick Facts

• Tampa Bay’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 33 of 62 times.
• So far this season, 50.0% of Boston’s games (32/64) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.8 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.3 goals per game.
• The 5.8 goals per game these two teams are giving up 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 223 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Tampa Bay is one of the best units in league competition, conceding 164 total goals to rank sixth.
• The team’s goal differential is third-best in the league at +59.
• Tampa Bay’s 47 power-play goals this season are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 178 chances).
• The Lightning have the league’s sixth-best power-play conversion rate at 26.4%.
• Tampa Bay’s 10 shorthanded goals this season rank third in the league.
• The Lightning kill 80.89% of their opponent’s power plays, the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• With a 50.4% faceoff win rate, the Lightning have the 16th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Tampa Bay connects on 12.4% of its shots, ranking second in the league.
• The Lightning average 18 hits and 14.5 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Moneyline

• Through 45 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Tampa Bay has won 31 of those games.
• In two games with moneyline odds shorter than -298 this season, the Lightning picked up a victory once.
• The moneyline odds say Tampa Bay has a 74.9% chance of winning this game.

Lightning Leaders

• Nikita Kucherov: 28 goals and 63 assists
• Brandon Hagel: 30 goals and 40 assists
• Brayden Point: 32 goals and 33 assists
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 30-16-3 record, .921 save percentage, 108 goals conceded

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Bruins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Bruins Season Stats Insights

• The Bruins have scored 172 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 25th in the NHL.
• Boston has given up 3.2 goals per game, and 203 total, which ranks 23rd among all league teams.
• They have a -31 goal differential, which ranks 28th in the league.
• Boston has scored 29 power-play goals this season (on 193 chances). That ranks 26th in the NHL.
• The Bruins have the NHL’s 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 15.03%.
• Boston has scored six shorthanded goals this season (eighth in league).
• The 76.26% of opponent power plays the Bruins kill is the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Bruins have the ninth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.7%).
• Boston’s collective 9.8% shooting percentage ranks 25th in the league.
• The Bruins have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Bruins Moneyline Insights

• The Bruins have been an underdog in 33 games this season, with 10 upset wins (30.3%).
• Boston has had moneyline odds of +240 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline implies a 29.4% chance of victory for the Bruins.

Bruins Leaders

• David Pastrnak: 32 goals and 46 assists
• Pavel Zacha: 12 goals and 27 assists
• Morgan Geekie: 22 goals and 13 assists
• Jeremy Swayman: 18-21-6 record, .896 save percentage, 133 goals allowed