The Boston Bruins will look to snap a two-game losing streak on Thursday against arguably the top team in the NHL in the Lightning. Follow along for updates from Thursday’s game.
WHO: Bruins (14-9-4) at Lightning (21-7-1)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. EST
WHERE: Amalie Arena
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
10:04: Final: Lightning win, 3-2.
10:03: Timeout Bruins with 29 seconds left.
10:00: B's cut the deficit to one. David Krejci with his first goal since Oct. 23.
9:58: Empty net for Boston with two minutes left.
9:36: B's power play continues to lag, with Cirelli potting a shorthanded goal. 0 shots on goal.
9:32: 2-1 Lightning off a goal from Joseph. Not great from Krug and Carlo there.
9:26: Third period underway.
9:14: Brandon Carlo has been strong tonight. 14:55 TOI 65.38 CF% at 5v5 Bruins with a 10-6 edge in scoring chances over 13:21 of 5v5.
9:11: End Second: Bruins and Lightning are still tied, 1-1. Bruins tighten up defensively — with Tampa landing just six shots on goal in the second period. B's with the 8-3 edge in scoring chances at 5v5.
9:04: Krejci getting looks with Pastrnak and Marchand.
8:57: Slower period for both teams so far. Boston with a 10-4 edge in attempts 14 minutes into the stanza. No shots on goal for either club in 6:20 of TOI.
8:49: A couple of good looks, especially by the second power play unit, but Boston's man advantage now 1 for its last 11 chances.
8:45: Donato knocked down by Hedman and Bruins head to the power play.
8:40: Bad change leads to a great look by Kucherov. Glove stop by Rask. Point and Kucherov have been a menace, as expected.
8:34: B's kill McAvoy's penalty.
8:32: Second period underway.
8:18: Yeesh.
Bruins have to be thrilled that it's only a 1-1 game.
(h/t @NatStatTrick) pic.twitter.com/T8R5ShmGP4
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) December 7, 2018
Louis Domingue robs David Pastrnak on a breakaway. What a stop. pic.twitter.com/06C0KAMhti
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) December 7, 2018
Great play by Cave to intercept the feed from McDonagh and put a puck on net.
Pastrnak is there for his 20th goal of the season. pic.twitter.com/wOPeqgUZy8
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) December 7, 2018
- After a two-game losing streak, Bruce Cassidy shook up his lineup once again, with Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson slotting in for Chris Wagner and centering a line between Ryan Donato and Noel Acciari. It will be the first game for “JFK” since Nov. 26, with the young center scratched due to a lack of “compete”.
- Connor Clifton will also sit out in place of Steven Kampfer on the blue line, with the young blue liner assigned to Providence to make room for Charlie McAvoy, who will not play tonight but was activated from injured reserve.
- Tuukka Rask will get the start in net for the Bruins tonight, with the B’s netminder posting a 16-7-1 record with a .908 save percentage in 24 career games against the Lightning.
- Even without Andrei Vasilevskiy (left foot fracture) in net, Tampa Bay is still on a roll, winning four in a row and nine of its last 11 matchups. This stands as the first matchup between the Bruins and Lightning since the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
- The Lightning have few flaws on their roster, boasting a blue line with Victor Hedman and Ryan Mcdonagh and a forward corps with two of the top five scorers in the NHL in Nikita Kucherov (42 points) and Brayden Point (37 points). Tampa Bay currently leads all NHL teams with 114 goals on the year.
- Goalie Louis Domingue will start in place of Vasilevskiy on Thursday, with the netminder posting a record of 3-0-0 with a 2.95 goals-against average and .882 save percentage in his last three starts.