Tampa Bay Lightning (28-20-5, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-11-9, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning play the top-ranked team in the Atlantic Division, the Boston Bruins.
Boston is 12-3-2 against the Atlantic Division and 32-11-9 overall. The Bruins have a 6-4-8 record in games decided by one goal.
Tampa Bay has gone 28-20-5 overall with a 5-5-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have a +six scoring differential, with 181 total goals scored and 175 conceded.
The teams meet Tuesday for the third time this season. The Bruins won 7-3 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 33 goals and 42 assists for the Bruins. Brad Marchand has scored six goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 33 goals and 56 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has scored seven goals with seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.6 assists, four penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder).
Lightning: Tanner Jeannot: out (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower 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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