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Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, December 10, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, December 10, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, The Spot and NESN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Bruins

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 302026-11-30: no game
  2. 12026-12-01: vs COL
  3. 22026-12-02: no game
  4. 32026-12-03: no game
  5. 42026-12-04: no game
  6. 52026-12-05: vs DET
  7. 62026-12-06: no game
  8. 72026-12-07: no game
  9. 82026-12-08: at FLA
  10. 92026-12-09: no game
  11. 102026-12-10: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,416 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 302026-11-30: no game
  2. 12026-12-01: no game
  3. 22026-12-02: at MTL
  4. 32026-12-03: no game
  5. 42026-12-04: no game
  6. 52026-12-05: at OTT
  7. 62026-12-06: no game
  8. 72026-12-07: vs CBJ
  9. 82026-12-08: no game
  10. 92026-12-09: no game
  11. 102026-12-10: vs BOS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BOS 72% (9th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BOS 33% (12th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series