Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 10/13/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins

Date: Monday, October 13, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+125) Bruins (-150)

The Boston Bruins (3-0-0) will compete against the Tampa Bay Lightning (0-2-0) at TD Garden on Monday. The line on this matchup has the Lightning at +125 and the Bruins are opening at -150. The total has been set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-3 loss to the Devils in the last game they played. Tampa Bay tallied 8 mins in the box for this matchup. The Lightning had a middle of the road offensive output in the defeat. They also had 3 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to score. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 17 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 9 goals while scoring 5 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 8 power play opportunities (19th in hockey) and have come away with 1 goal in those attempts. In the matter of scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 7 goals (21st in the NHL) on the year and have allowed 10. Tampa Bay has tried 42 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 16.7%. The Lightning have had 63 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .841. Tampa Bay steps onto the ice with 6 power play chances and they have scored 2 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 33.33%.

The man in net for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. For his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy is sitting with 306 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .575. He has a save percentage of .917 during his 31,796 minutes on the ice. Vasilevskiy has seen 16,169 shots taken against him and has recorded 14,825 saves. The opposition has scored 1,344 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.54. He has an overall mark of 331-165-35 and got the start in 532 games. Vasilevskiy has participated in 542 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last game, Boston faced off against the Sabres in a matchup where the Bruins took home the victory by a score of 3-1. They had 4 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Bruins scored 3 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took.

Boston has attempted 86 shots (5th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.63%, while allowing their opponents 82 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 100.00% on the other teams 12 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 93.9%. They have earned 11 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.18%. The Bruins have 8 goals at even strength and 2 goals (7th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 5 goals to be scored by of a combination of 5 goals at even strength and 0 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 10 goals, 6 points, and a points percentage of 1.000.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman protecting the net. He has racked up 4,839 saves out of the 5,312 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .911. Swayman has amassed a career record of 103-62-22 and has been in goal for 192 contests. He has started in 185 games and has played for a total of 10,966 mins. Swayman's quality start rate sits at 60.5% and he has qualified for 112 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has allowed 473 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Boston (-150)

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