NHL Game Preview: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

NHL Game Preview: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

Boston Bruins (28-28-8, 64 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-2, 76 Pts)

Venue: Amalie Arena 
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 3:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/ABC
Radio:
Boston – 98.5 The Sports Hub
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Boston +1.5 ML +240
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -298
O/U 5.5

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Boston Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins have lost three straight games most recently losing to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday. Yesterday they blew things up trading Charlie Coyle, Brad Marchand, and Brandon Carlo. They are averaging 1.67 goals per game on their losing streak while allowing 3.33 goals per game. 

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning have won two straight games most recently beating the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Thursday. They’ve scored six goals in both their wins while allowing 3.50 goals per game.

Boston Bruins Projected Lines

Geekie-Zacha-Pastrnak
Tufte-Mittelstadt-E. Lindholm
Koepke-Poitras-Lettieri
Beecher-Khusnutdinov-Kastelic

Zadorov-Peeke
Lohrei-Wotherspoon
Mitchell

Swayman
Korpisalo

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul Geekie
Goncalves-Gourde Paul-Bjorkstrand
Chaffee-Glendening-Girgensons

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Raddysh

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Boston Bruins

David Pastrnak this season has 78 points on 32 goals and 46 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 37 times in his career recording 40 points on 23 goals and 17 assists; in two meetings this season he has three points on a goal and two assists. 

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov this season has 92 points on 28 goals and 64 assists. He’s faced the Bruins 38 times in his career recording 32 goals on 11 goals and 21 assists; this season in two games he has three assists. 

Injury Report:

Boston Bruins

D Hampus Lindholm – IR 
D Charlie McAvoy – IR 

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

Next Game

Boston Bruins – March 11 vs. Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning – March 11 at Carolina Hurricanes

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