- Matchup: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins
- Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Venue: TD Garden, Boston, MA
- Broadcast: NESN
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On Saturday, the Boston Bruins (43-26-10) will host the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-24-6) at TD Garden.
In their last game, the Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a 6-2 defeat to the Senators. During that matchup, Tampa Bay incurred 8 penalty minutes and had 2 power play opportunities but failed to capitalize. The Lightning’s offensive output was subpar, managing to score only 2 goals on 30 shots.
At even strength, Tampa Bay has conceded 175 goals while scoring 226. Their opponents have capitalized on 244 power play chances (5th in the NHL), scoring 44 times. This season, the Lightning has recorded 277 goals (2nd in the league) against 219 allowed. Tampa Bay boasts a shooting percentage of 12.5% from a total of 2,210 shots, accumulating 102 points with a points percentage of .654. Defensively, they’ve faced 2,095 shots, yielding a save percentage of .895. On the power play, Tampa Bay has had 237 opportunities, converting 51 for a rate of 21.52%.
For this contest, Andrei Vasilevskiy will be in goal. Over his NHL career, Vasilevskiy has allowed 1,461 goals, maintaining a goals-against average of 2.50. He has participated in 595 games with a save percentage of .917 over 28,756 minutes on the ice. With a career record of 368-177-39, he has recorded 345 quality starts, achieving a quality start percentage of .590. Vasilevskiy has faced 17,517 shots, securing 16,056 saves.
On the other side, the Bruins faced the Hurricanes in their last outing, losing 6-5. Boston had 2 power play opportunities but failed to score, managing 5 goals out of 21 shots.
The Bruins have generated 2,147 shots this season (20th in the NHL) with a shooting percentage of 12.11% while conceding 2,355 shots. Their penalty kill is at 76.56%, yielding 273 power play chances. Currently, their team save percentage stands at 89.7%. Boston has capitalized on 234 power play opportunities with a success rate of 23.50%. They’ve scored 205 even-strength goals and 55 goals with a man advantage (7th in professional hockey). Overall, the Bruins have recorded 260 goals, 96 points, and a points percentage of .608.
Jeremy Swayman will be the netminder for Boston. Swayman holds a career record of 131-79-26 and has appeared in 243 games. His quality start percentage is 62.1%, with 146 quality starts. He has made 6,165 saves out of 6,780 shots, which gives him a save percentage of .909. Opponents have averaged 2.62 goals per game against him, totaling 615 goals allowed. He has started in 235 matches and accumulated 10,200 minutes in goal.
Who do you think will secure a win in tonight’s NHL matchup against the spread or moneyline?
Prediction: Back Tampa Bay
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