Preview: Bruins kick off weekend slate against Lightning

When: Today, 1:00 PM

Where: TD Garden – Boston, MA

How to follow: NESN, NHLN, SN, 98.5 The Sports Hub

Rival SBN site: Raw Charge

Know your enemy

• 42-25-6, 90PTS, 3^rd in Atlantic Division
• Nikita Kucherov: 73GP, 28G, 74A, 102PTS; Brayden Point: 73GP, 45G, 38A, 83PTS; Steven Stamkos: 72GP, 30G, 44A, 74PTS
• Andrei Vasilevskiy: 31-19-4, 2.70 GAA, .913 save percentage; Brian Elliott: 11-6-2, 3.30 GAA, .891 save percentage

Game notes

• The Boston Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning this afternoon at the TD Garden to kick off yet another back-to-back set of weekend games.