Final: Bruins 5, Lightning 3 - B’s beat Bolts, win 7th straight game

The Bruins will continue the 2022-23 season on Monday evening with a matchup against the Lightning down in Tampa. Follow along for updates from Monday’s game.

WHO: Bruins (16-2-0) vs. Lightning (11-6-1)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Amalie Arena
TV:  NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
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PROJECTED LINEUPS

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Taylor Hall
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- A.J. Greer

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Connor Clifton
Anton Stralman -- Brandon Carlo

Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Jakub Zboril, Craig Smith
Injured: Derek Forbort (hand)

TAMPA BAY

Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos -- Nicholas Paul -- Alex Killorn
Ross Colton -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Corey Perry
Pat Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Ian Cole
Nick Perbix -- Zach Bogosian
Haydn Fleury

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott

Scratched: Philippe Myers, Rudolfs Balcers
Injured: Anthony Cirelli (shoulder), Cal Foote (upper body), Cole Koepke (upper body)

PREGAME NOTES

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will meet once again on Monday, with the B’s looking to improve their win streak to seven straight games when they battle the Lightning. 

Linus Ullmark will start for Boston. Taylor Hall will skate on the third line with Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic, with Pavel Zacha bumped up to the second line. 

After a bit of a slow start, the Lightning have won seven of their last 10 games — and are once again bolstered by an elite core of players in Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point and Andrei Vasilevskiy. 

This begins a grueling stretch for the Bruins — who will battle the Lightning (twice), Avalanche (twice), Golden Knights (twice), Hurricanes and Islanders over the next three weeks. 

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