Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning 3/3/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Lightning remain at home on Tuesday and will host the Boston Bruins. The Lightning are 41-19-5 on the season and are 2nd in the Eastern Conference. Tampa Bay has won six of their last ten games and beat Calgary at home on Saturday 4-3. The Lightning are 21-9-2 on their home ice. 

Andrei Vasilevskiy will make his 49th start for the Lightning. Vasilevskiy is 33-12-3 on the season with 2 shutouts. Vasilevskiy has allowed 126 goals and carries a .914 save percentage. The Tampa Bay Lightning score an average of 3.51 goals per game which is 2nd best in the NHL. 

The Boston Bruins are the leaders of the Eastern Conference with a 41-13-12 record. Boston beat the Islanders 4-0 on the road on Saturday and have won two straight. Charlie McAvoy led the way in their last game with a goal and two assists. The Bruins have won seven of their last ten games and carry a 19-10-3 road record. 

Tuukka Rask will make his 39th start in the goal for Boston. Rask is 24-7-6 on the season with 4 shutouts. Rask has allowed 80 goals and carries a .928 save percentage. The Boston Bruins are 1st in the league with an average of 2.42 goals per game.