Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 14, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road to face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off wins as Tampa Bay (23-15-5) won 5-2 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday while Boston (21-19-5) defeated Florida 4-3 in overtime on Saturday.

Lightning vs Bruins: Head-to-head & key stats

• Tampa Bay is 38-62-9-10 all-time against Boston
• The Lightning are 10-9-2 on the road
• The Bruins are allowing 3.15 goals per game
• Tampa Bay is averaging 3.68 goals per game
• Boston is averaging 2.57 goals per game
• The Lightning are allowing 2.73 goals per game
• The Bruins are 12-7-3 at home

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins: Preview

Tampa Bay is 3-1 in its last four games. The Lightning are led by Nikita Kucherov's 62 points, Brandon Hagel's 48 points, Brayden Point's 47 points, Jake Guentzel's 42 points and Anthony Cirell's 36 points.

Tampa Bay will start Andrei Vasilevskiy who is 18-12-2 with a 2.33 GAA and a .914 SV%. In his career against Boston, he is 10-11-2 with a 2.65 GAA and a .917 SV%.

Meanwhile, Boston snapped its six-game losing streak on Saturday. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak who has 45 points, Brad Marchand with 33 points and Elias Lindholm and Pavel Zacha with 21 points.

The Bruins will start Jeremy Swayman who is 14-15-3 with a 2.91 GAA and a .895 SV%. In his career against Tampa Bay, he is 2-1-2 with a 2.79 GAA and a .909 SV%.

Lightning vs Bruins: Odds & Prediction

Tampa Bay is a -135 favorite while Boston is a +114 underdog. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Lightning beat Boston at home on Thursday and are now the road team. The Bruins are struggling as of late, while Tampa Bay has found its groove. A big reason for it is the play of Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Vasilevskiy should continue his success against Boston as Tampa Bay will get a big road win.

Prediction: Lightning 3, Bruins 1.

Lightning vs Bruins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Tampa Bay ML (-135)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (-122)

Tip 3: Under 1.5 goals first period (-110)

Tip 4: Brad Marchand 3+ shots on goal (-115)