Boston Bruins (28-28-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-4, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Morgan Geekie scored two goals in the Bruins' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Tampa Bay is 37-21-4 overall with an 8-10-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning have gone 37-6-1 when scoring three or more goals.
Boston has a 28-28-8 record overall and a 9-6-3 record in Atlantic Division play. The Bruins serve 10.4 penalty minutes per game to rank first in NHL play.
Saturday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Bruins won the last meeting 6-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has scored 28 goals with 63 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has four goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
David Pastrnak has 32 goals and 46 assists for the Bruins. Geekie has scored seven goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 9-1-0, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.4 assists, three penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.
Bruins: 2-6-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.6 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Bruins: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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