Bruins at Lightning 12/12/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Boston has to figure out how to win again. The Bruins lost their last game on the ice to Ottawa in what ended up being a 5-2 game. The Bruins on the year have ended up with a 20-5-6 record on the year so far.

On the year the Bruins have managed to get a total of 3.45 goals a game and have been able to convert on the power play at a clip of 28% on the year. The defense for the Bruins is giving up a total of only 2.39 goals a game on average, but lately its been a lot more. The Bruins have killed off 84.9% of the penalties faced on the year.

The Lightning have not really looked that good on the year compared to the team that has been able to run away with the league lately. The Lightning now are sitting on a 15-11-3 record on the year so far and have had a lot of problems winning. The Lightning in the last game picked up a low scoring 2-1 win over the Panthers.

This year the Lightning have ended up scoring 3.64 goals a game on the year and converted on the power play at 29% on the season. The defense for the Lightning have ended up giving up 3.29 goals a game while killing off only 78.7% of the power plays.