Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins predictions and free betting tips [27/03/2024]

The puck drops for a regular-season NHL game for the 2023-2024 season, featuring Eastern Conference rivals, Tampa Bay and Boston, at 02:30 GMT. Ice hockey night owls are in for a treat with this matchup.

Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay hockey team has participated in 71 official NHL regular-season games for the 2023-2024 season, amassing 85 points from these matches. This tally allows them to occupy the 6th position in the Eastern Conference league table. Throughout the 2023-2024 season, Tampa Bay is showing average results, and is at risk of missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Presently, Tampa Bay sits at 6th place in the league table and is trailing their Eastern Conference rivals; Toronto, Carolina, Florida, Boston, and the Rangers.

Although Tampa Bay is not directly in the fight for the Eastern Conference top spot, they have their tasks cut out for them. Their main aim now is to maintain their position and notch up more victories to stay ahead of Philadelphia and Washington, who are eyeing a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoff qualifiers. As far as the Tampa Bay performance goes, they exhibit excellent offensive play, but defence appears to present some significant challenges. Tampa Bay has netted 250 goals in their 71 matches. Tampa Bay's recent games have been excellent with 6 victories in their last 7 matches.

Boston

The Boston club has partaken in 73 official NHL regular-season games for the 2023-2024 season, bagging 99 points which allows them to sit in the 2nd position in the Eastern Conference league table. Boston has had a stellar 2023-2024 season and has been a long-standing contender for the Eastern Conference top spot, where the competition is incredibly fierce. Currently, Boston occupies the 2nd position in the league table and is actively competing for the leadership. Earlier, Boston led the league table registering excellent results, but now, the black and yellows are among the contenders aiming to clinch the regular-season triumph.

Currently, Boston trails the leaders from New York by 1 point, albeit having played more games. The rest of the rivals, including Carolina, Florida, and Toronto trail Boston by not so vast a points margin, pushing them to continually secure victories and maintain their competitive edge. Speaking about their gaming stats, Boston plays open hockey, reflected by their record of scoring and conceding goals. Over their 73 games, Boston has bagged in 245 goals. Of their last 5 games, they have suffered just 2 defeats.

Head-to-head matchups

Tampa Bay and Boston have faced each other in 77 matches to date. Boston has 43 victories to their name while Tampa Bay has proven superior in 34 encounters.

Total Prediction

Boston's ITO (Individual Total Over) will be over 1 goal.

Prediction

Tampa Bay to clinch the victory in regulation time. Recently, Tampa Bay has been registering excellent results and has firmly secured their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoff zone, rarely admitting defeat. On the other hand, Boston has faced defeats against Philadelphia and the Rangers, preventing them from climbing to the top spot.