Lightning at Bruins 4/6/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The top two teams in the Eastern Conference will take each other on to wrap up the regular season on Saturday. The Tampa Bay Lightning head to Boston after beating the Maple Leafs 3-1 at home on Thursday. The Lighting are 61-16-4 on the season and have won seven of their last ten games. Tampa Bay heads into Boston with a 29-9-2 record on the road.

Andrei Vailevskiy will make his 54th start in the net for the Lightning. Vailevskiy is 39-10-4 on the season with 6 shutouts. Vailevskiy has allowed 128 goals and carries a 2.40 goals against average. The Tampa Bay Lightning average 3.86 goals per game which ranks 1st in the NHL. The Boston Bruins take their two game win streak back to their home ice on Saturday. Boston beat the Wild 3-0 on the road in their last game on Thursday. The Bruins are 49-23-9 on the season and 7-3 over their last ten games. Boston carries a 29-8-3 record on their home ice.

Tuukka Rask will make the start in the net for the Bruins on Saturday. Rask is 27-12-5 on the season and had four shutouts. Rask has allowed 104 goals and carries a 2.42 goals against average. The Boston Bruins allow an average of 2.54 goals per game which ranks 3rd in the NHL.