Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins odds, picks and predictions

The Tampa Bay Lightning (42-25-6) play the 3rd contest of a 4-game road trip against the Boston Bruins (55-11-5) in a Saturday matinee. Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Lightning vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Lightning are 0-for-2 on the road trip so far, including an embarrassing 7-2 loss at the Ottawa Senators Thursday. That's 3 straight losses overall for Tampa Bay, who has been outscored 15-6 during the skid.

The Bruins are on a 5-game win streak after rare back-to-back losses March 12-14. Boston doubled up the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Thursday, and it has outscored the opposition 21-5 during the win streak with 2 shutouts.

The last time these teams met, Jan. 26 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, it was the Lightning coming away with a 3-2 win. It was a rare loss in regulation for All-Star G Linus Ullmark. Boston won the 1st 2 meetings, however, including a 3-1 win on Nov. 29 in the only previous meeting in Beantown this season.