Bruins at Lightning NHL Odds & Betting Tips

Teams on a roll will meet in the NHL’s annual Stadium Series matchup when Bruins head to the Sunshine State for a showdown with the Lightning. With 15 wins in 17 games, Tampa Bay has taken over first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference.

Boston won for the 8th time in 11 games beating Nashville 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday. The Bruins are currently in a wild card spot but trail Tampa by just 5 points in the standings, an indication of how tight the race is.

Bruins vs. Lightning Preview

The NHL’s annual Stadium Series contest has Atlantic Division rivals the Boston Bruins taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning inside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Puck drop is set for 6:30 p.m. ET with ESPN airing the game.

Public Betting Odds Factors

• An Original Six and one of the NHL’s most iconic franchises, the Bruins will be making their first Stadium Series appearance. The series has been held every year since 2014 with the exception of 2021, which was postponed due to COVID.
• There is a different vibe when playing outdoors in front of a massive audience. Tampa Bay experienced that just a few years ago, beating Nashville, 3-2, in front of almost 69,000 fans at Nissan Stadium. This season’s leading scorer Nikita Kucherov tallied a goal and an assist.
• The outdoor games attract plenty of attention and betting interest for the NHL. The Stadium Series along with the Winter Classic and Heritage Classic have been a boost to the league’s image and popularity.
• Both teams enter on major heaters against the NHL odds. Following a 6-game losing streak at the end of December, the Bruins have won 11 of 14 games since a 6-2 win over Edmonton on New Year’s Eve. In 9 of those wins they allowed 2 goals or less.
• Morgan Geekie has emerged as a legitimate goal scoring threat. In his first 5 years in the NHL, Geekie totaled 39 goals. Last year he tallied 33 and through 53 games this season he’s tied for 3rd with 30 goals.
• As a team the B’s average 3.30 goals a game, 8th best in the NHL. They had gone OVER the total on the NHL betting line in 5 straight games until the Nashville game.
• Tampa Bay has been the hottest team in the NHL. Starting with a win over Carolina on Dec. 20, the Lightning have won 15 of 17 games. Kucherov has at least 1 point in 16 of those games with multiple points in 13 outings. He has 13 goals and 25 assists in that span and is third in the NHL in scoring.

Bruins vs. Lightning Predictions

• The teams can score, but they’ve also been stingy defensively. Tampa allows the second-fewest goals per game backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy. During Tampa’s 17-game run the goalie is 12-0-1 with a 1.73 GAA and .926 save percentage.
• Boston has held 9 of its last 13 opponents to 2 goals or less with a couple of shutouts tossed in. The Bruins have lowered their team GAA to 3.09 while the save percentage hovers around the 90 percent mark. Goals will be hard to come by so backing the UNDER is the play.

Bruins vs. Lightning Betting Tips

• They may not catch Colorado for the most overall points, but the Lightning aren’t giving up. They moved to the top of the Eastern Conference standings and are tied with Minnesota for the second-most points in the NHL.
• Tampa’s plus-49 goal differential is easily the best in the East and behind only Colorado’s plus-76.
• The Lightning are also second to only Colorado in most goals per game and GAA. One area Tampa is better than Colorado is on the PK. With an 84.4 percent success rate, the Lightning are second to Chicago.
• The Bruins are 35-19 against the NHL puck line and they are the second-most profitable team behind San Jose.

Bruins vs. Lightning Head to Head and Key Stats

• The teams met in Boston in October with Tampa winning 4-3 for its second straight win and 5th in the last 7 meetings.
• Neither team has scored a power play goal in the last four matchups with both going 0 for 8 with the man advantage.
• Boston boasts the No. 4 power play unit this season converting on 26.9 percent of its chances and taking advantage of that could be helpful in getting a win.