National Hockey League
Preview
Boston at Tampa Bay
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 8, 2025
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Matchup Edge
BOS Edge in: TB
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending
Quick Hits

Overall Team Offense

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning are ranked 2 on offense, averaging 3.6 goals per game. The Lightning are scoring 26.3% on the power play for a total of 46 power play goals.
  • The Boston Bruins are ranked 28 on offense, averaging 2.7 goals per game. The Bruins are scoring 15.2% on the power play for a total of 29 power play goals.

Home and Away

  • At home the Lightning are averaging 3.7 goals per game, and giving up 2.1 goals against on defense.
  • On the road, the Bruins are averaging 2.4 goals per game, and giving up 3.8 goals against on defense.
Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away
Boston 28-27-7-1 L2 18-11-5-0 10-16-2-1
Tampa Bay 36-21-3-1 W1 22-7-1-1 14-14-2-0
Last Meeting
Boston Tampa Bay
Date Away Home S SV PP S SV PP
1/14/25 TB 2 BOS 6 24 43 0-2 45 18 0-1
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Total Points Player  
Boston D. Pastrnak 3
Tampa Bay V. Hedman 2
Goals Player  
Boston T. Frederic 1
Tampa Bay C. Geekie 1
Assists Player  
Boston D. Pastrnak 2
Tampa Bay V. Hedman 1
Saves Player  
Boston J. Swayman 43
Tampa Bay A. Vasilevskiy 18
Season
Total Points Player  
Boston D. Pastrnak 79
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 92
Goals Player  
Boston D. Pastrnak 32
Tampa Bay B. Point 32
Assists Player  
Boston D. Pastrnak 47
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 63
Saves Player  
Boston J. Swayman 1146
Tampa Bay A. Vasilevskiy 1267
Quickchart Matchup
Boston Off vs  Tampa Bay Def
2.7 GF
2.61 GA
27.4 Shots
28.7 Shots
29 PP
29 PK
Tampa Bay Off vs  Boston Def
3.56 GF
3.17 GA
29 Shots
28.6 Shots
46 PP
46 PK