Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Will the Bruins get their revenge?

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 7. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Bruins, of course, are weaker than they were last season and are no longer going the regular season distance as aggressively. However, the team is still a serious force that can cause problems for any opponent. Boston is second in the East and trails the New York Rangers by only one point.

In the last game, however, Boston lost, breaking a streak of four straight wins. On their ice, the Bruins couldn't survive a shootout with Pittsburgh - 5:6. At the same time, Brad Marchand made a double, and David Pastrnak finished the meeting with 1+2 in the goal+pass system.

While Boston has a comfortable tournament position, Tampa Bay is currently one of those teams on the edge of the Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Before traveling to the Bruins, the Lightning are tenth, with one point behind Washington and Philadelphia and two behind Toronto.

In the last match, however, the team showed that we should not exactly write them off. On the road, Tampa Bay confidently dealt with Minnesota - 4:1. Cam Reddish scored a double for the Lightning, and Hedman and Hagel scored a goal each. Nikita Kucherov finished the game with a goal, and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 22 saves.

The matches between Boston and Tampa Bay in recent years have regularly turned out to be tough, where the game's outcome is not clear until the very end. This was confirmed by the first face-to-face meeting between the rivals in this championship, where the Lighting scored 5 seconds before the final siren and won in overtime. Given that the teams are worthy of each other, we can assume that the leader will change in the course of the game.