Venue & Game Details
Location: TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: NHL Network / NESN / Bally Sports Sun / ESPN+
Team Records & Recent Form
Tampa Bay Lightning (0-2-0): Opened with back-to-back losses, including a 5–4 defeat to Ottawa and a 6–3 loss to New Jersey. Despite offensive flashes from Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, defensive lapses and shaky goaltending have been costly.
Boston Bruins (3-0-0): Off to a perfect start with wins over Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Buffalo. David Pastrnak leads the way offensively, while Jeremy Swayman has been sharp in net.
Recent Form (last 5 games, including preseason):
Lightning: L–L–L–W–W
Bruins: W–W–W–W–W
Injury Report
Lightning: Zemgus Girgensons (upper body) – out
Bruins: Hampus Lindholm (lower body) – day-to-day
Key Player Matchups
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) vs. David Pastrnak (BOS): Two of the league’s premier wingers, both capable of game-breaking offense.
Brayden Point (TBL) vs. Elias Lindholm (BOS): Point’s speed and finishing against Lindholm’s two-way reliability at center.
Victor Hedman (TBL) vs. Charlie McAvoy (BOS): Elite defensemen anchoring their respective blue lines.
Goaltending: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) vs. Jeremy Swayman (BOS). Vasilevskiy is looking to rebound after a rough start, while Swayman has been steady in Boston’s crease.
Series History
2024–25 season series: Split 2–2, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.
Recent trend: Bruins have won 3 of the last 5 meetings at TD Garden.
Betting Trends
Tampa Bay led the NHL in goals scored last season (292), but has allowed 11 goals in two games this year.
Boston ranked 27th in offense last season (222 goals), but has scored 12 goals in three games this year.
4 of the last 6 meetings have gone Over 5.5 goals.
Score Projection: Bruins 5 – Lightning 3
Game Odds
Tampa Bay Lightning – 175
Boston Bruins 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 12, 2025
