Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida
Broadcast: ESPN+
This is a marquee Eastern Conference matchup between two playoff‑bound teams: Tampa Bay sitting 2nd in the conference with 100 points, and Boston sitting 5th with 94 points. Both teams enter in strong form, with Tampa winning 3 of its last 5 and Boston winning 4 of its last 5.
Injury Report
Boston Bruins
Mason Lohrei — Day‑to‑day (upper body)
Dans Locmelis — OUT until Sept. 15
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov — Day‑to‑day
Victor Hedman — OUT (personal), expected return Apr 4
Maxwell Crozier — IR‑LT (abdomen), out until Apr 29
Declan Carlile — IR, out until Apr 13
Dominic James — IR, out until Apr 30
Team Statistical Profile
Boston Bruins (43‑25‑8)
Goals For per game: 3.32
Goals Against per game: 3.07
Shots For: 27.4 per game
Shots Against: 30.0 per game
Power Play: 23.8%
Penalty Kill: 76.4%
Goaltending
Jeremy Swayman: 30‑15‑4, 2.73 GAA, .908 SV%
Joonas Korpisalo: 12‑9‑4, 3.29 GAA, .891 SV%
Top Skaters
David Pastrňák: 29 G, 63 A, 92 PTS
Morgan Geekie: 34 G
Tampa Bay Lightning (47‑22‑6)
Goals For per game: 3.60 (2nd in NHL)
Goals Against per game: 2.77 (3rd in NHL)
Shots For: 28.3 per game
Shots Against: 26.7 per game
Power Play: 21.4%
Penalty Kill: 81.97%
Goaltending
Andrei Vasilevskiy: 36‑13‑0, 2.33 GAA, .913 SV%
Jonas Johansson: 11‑9‑2, 3.21 GAA, .886 SV%
Top Skaters
Nikita Kucherov: 40 G, 81 A, 121 PTS
Jake Guentzel: 36 G, 47 A, 83 PTS
Brandon Hagel: 35 G, 38 A, 73 PTS
Recent Team Form
Bruins — Last 5 Games
W 4–3 SO @ CBJ
W 6–3 vs MIN
W 4–3 OT @ BUF
L 4–2 vs TOR
W 4–2 @ DET
Lightning — Last 5 Games
W 3–2 vs NSH
W 4–2 vs OTT
L 4–3 OT vs SEA
W 6–3 vs MIN
L 4–3 OT @ CGY
Key Player Matchups
David Pastrňák (BOS) vs. Nikita Kucherov (TB)
Two of the league’s elite playmakers:
Pastrňák: 92 points
Kucherov: 121 points (league‑leading tier)
Jeremy Swayman vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy
Swayman: .908 SV%
Vasilevskiy: .913 SV%
Vasilevskiy holds the statistical edge and is one of the NHL’s most reliable big‑game goaltenders.
Bruins PP (23.8%) vs. Lightning PK (81.97%)
Boston’s power play is top‑10, but Tampa’s penalty kill is top‑5.
Series History
The search results did not provide direct head‑to‑head history for the season.
However, both teams are long‑time Atlantic Division rivals with consistently competitive matchups.
Betting Trends
Boston Trends
4–1 in last 5 games
Scoring 4+ goals in 3 of last 5
Road record: 15‑14‑7
Tampa Bay Trends
3–2 in last 5
Elite home record: 23‑12‑1
Top‑3 offense in NHL (3.60 GF/G)
Game Odds
Boston Bruins 6.5
Tampa Bay Lightning – 175
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, April 3, 2026
