Lightning visit the Bruins after Kucherov’s 2-goal game

Tampa Bay Lightning (23-15-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (21-19-5, in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Boston Bruins after Nikita Kucherov scored two goals in the Lightning’s 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Boston has a 7-5-1 record in Atlantic Division play and a 21-19-5 record overall. The Bruins are first in league play with 190 total penalties (averaging 4.2 per game).

Tampa Bay is 23-15-3 overall with a 2-5-0 record in Atlantic Division play. The Lightning are 23-5-1 when scoring at least three goals.

Tuesday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Lightning won the last matchup 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has scored 19 goals with 26 assists for the Bruins. Charlie McAvoy has six assists over the last 10 games.

Kucherov has 20 goals and 41 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has scored five goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 3-6-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.7 assists, 3.8 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.