The Boston Bruins will close out the 2018-19 regular season on Saturday afternoon when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Puck drop is set for 1:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.
WHO: Lightning (61-16-4) at Bruins (49-23-9)
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
3:35: Final: Bruins fall to the Lightning, 6-3. Next up — Game 1 vs. Toronto at TD Garden.
3:33: Johnson buries the empty-netter. 6-3 game.
3:31: Empty net for Boston with 2:45 left.
3:25: Yikes. Tampa gets one right back. 5-3. Rough night for Rask.
3:24: Matt Grzelcyk makes it a one-goal game with 5:57 left in regulation.
3:21: Backes and Joseph go at it along the boards. That was brewing for a bit.
3:10: Pasquale denies Johansson and Coyle on numerous chances.
3:08: Pasquale denies Pastrnak on the one-timer.
3:06: Tyler Johnson heads to the sin bin. Boston back on the power play.
3:01: Make it four unanswered goals for the Lighting. Kucherov scores his 41st of the season.
2:58: Third period underway.
2:40: End Second: Bruins trail Tampa, 3-2. Lightning with an 18-17 edge in scoring.
2:32: Anthony Cirelli with Tampa's third goal of the period. 3-2 Lightning.
2:25: Steven Stamkos beats Rask. 2-2 game. That's the 15th shorthanded goal allowed by Boston this season — the most in the NHL.
2:08: Nordstrom whistled for a slash, and Cernak scores. 2-1 game.
2:07: Scoring change: Boston's first goal has now been credited to David Krejci. McAvoy and Pastrnak with the assists.
2:02: Second period underway.
1:43: Danton Heinen snaps one over Pasquale's shoulder. 2-0 Bruins.
1:34: Charlie McAvoy and David Krejci team up on a 2-on-1 chance and McAvoy buries his 8th goal of the season. 1-0 Bruins with 5:22 left in the first.
1:27: Good look for Senyshyn following a nice set-up by Johansson and Coyle.
1:26: Great kick save by Rask keeps this one scoreless.
1:21: It's Game 82, and Connor Clifton is still looking to lay some people out.
1:12: Puck is dropped and we're underway.
1:08: Bruins starters: Johansson-Coyle-Senyshyn / Grzelcyk-Clifton / Rask
12:37: Kucherov, Stamkos and McDonagh all out for warmups. Tampa Bay needs one more win to tie the 1995-96 Red Wings for most wins by a team in one season (62).
PROJECTED LINES
BOSTON
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
Marcus Johansson -- Charlie Coyle -- Zach Senyshyn
Anton Blidh - Trent Frederic - David Backes
Danton Heinen -- Joakim Nordstrom -- Karson Kuhlman
Zdeno Chara - Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Lauzon -- Steven Kampfer
Tuukka Rask
TAMPA BAY
Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Tyler Johnson
Yanni Gourde -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Mathieu Joseph
Adam Erne -- Cedric Paquette -- Ryan Callahan
Braydon Coburn -- Anton Stralman
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Jan Rutta
Andrei Vasilevskiy
PREGAME NOTES:
- For Game No. 82, the Bruins and Lightning don’t have an awful lot to play for in the grand scheme of things. However, a win for Tampa Bay would tie the record for the most wins by a NHL club in the span of one season at 62. The current record holder is the 1995-96 Red Wings, who went 62-13-7 but did not capture a Stanley Cup title. A win would also give Boston 50 wins for the second straight season.
- As expected, a number of regulars in Boston's lineup are set to sit out today, including: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, Torey Krug, Brandon Carlo, Kevan Miller, Chris Wagner and Noel Acciari. Kevan Miller (lower-body injury) will be held out as a precaution, but he is expected to practice Monday.
- Sean Kuraly (fractured hand) skated today at TD Garden. Both Kuraly and John Moore (upper-body) will be "unavailable" for Game 1 vs. Toronto," per Bruce Cassidy — but "day to day after that."
- While the Bruins dropped both of their matchups to the Lightning at Amalie Arena this season, Boston bested Tampa in its last meeting at TD Garden, 4-1, back on Feb. 28.