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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Saturday, April 3, 2027 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday, April 3, 2027, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on ABC, SN360 and TVAS.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

First game of a road trip.

  1. 242027-03-24: no game
  2. 252027-03-25: vs PHI
  3. 262027-03-26: no game
  4. 272027-03-27: vs NYR
  5. 282027-03-28: no game
  6. 292027-03-29: no game
  7. 302027-03-30: vs TOR
  8. 312027-03-31: no game
  9. 12027-04-01: vs CBJ
  10. 22027-04-02: no game
  11. 32027-04-03: at BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,184 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,184 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Bruins

Back home after a game in Buffalo.

  1. 242027-03-24: no game
  2. 252027-03-25: vs OTT
  3. 262027-03-26: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 272027-03-27: no game
  5. 282027-03-28: no game
  6. 292027-03-29: no game
  7. 302027-03-30: vs MTL
  8. 312027-03-31: no game
  9. 12027-04-01: at BUF
  10. 22027-04-02: no game
  11. 32027-04-03: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~399 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~798 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLBOS

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series