Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning 1/26/23 - NHL Picks & Predictions

This Thursday, the Boston Bruins will head to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning at Amalie Arena. The Boston Bruins are without a doubt the NHL’s most dominant team. Not only are the Bruins 1st overall in the league standings, but they are 16-4-1 on the road this season which will be an issue for the Lightning in this matchup. The Bruins broke an NHL record earlier this week when they became the fastest NHL team in history record 80 points in a season. The Bruins mean business this year and the hockey world is taking notice.

The Boston Bruins will enter this game against the Tampa Bay Lightning following a massive win this past Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens which resulted in a final score of 4-2. In the matchup against the Canadiens, Bruins forward David Pastrnak recorded a point on each of the Bruins four goals as he recorded a goal and 3 assists in the contest. Expect the Bruins to dominate the Lightning like they dominated every other team in the league this season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will enter this game against the Bruins following an impressive win this past Tuesday against the struggling Minnesota Wild which resulted in a final score of 4-2. One thing to take notice is the fact that the Tampa Bay are on a 10-game winning streak at home with the win against the Wild so this matchup will be nothing short of an all-out battle.

The Lightning’s best player this season could several players in the lineup, but one player stands out amongst the rest, and that player is Nikita Kucherov. There is no doubt that the Lightning’s lineup is stacked with superstar talent, but Kucherov is just on a whole other level. Kucherov has 19 goals, 49 assists, and 68 points through only 48 games played.