The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins meet Tuesday in NHL action at the TD Garden. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won 6 of their last 7 games. The Boston Bruins have won 8 of their last 9 games.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 25.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay with 12 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 24 assists and Brayden Point has 57 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 77.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 44 goals on 462 shots faced, and Brian Elliott has allowed 22 goals on 193 shots.

The Boston Bruins are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 30.3 percent of their power play opportunities. David Pastrnak leads Boston with 14 goals, Hampus Lindholm has 14 assists and Jake DeBrusk has 68 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.2 goals per game and are killing 85.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 30 goals on 461 shots faced, and Jeremy Swagman has allowed 15 goals on 136 shots.

The Lightning are 37-17 in their last 54 games playing on 0 days rest and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Bruins are 52-18 in their last 70 home games and 45-17 in their last 62 overall. The over is 8-3-1 in Lightning last 12 overall. The under is 5-2-1 in Bruins last 8 home games. The Lightning are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Boston and 0-4 in the last 4 meetings. The underdog is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

The Boston Bruins keep flexing their muscle as the best team in the league, and they’re not a club I’m eager to step in front of, especially at home. However, we’re getting the Tampa Bay Lightning in the underdog role, something you only get a handful of times in a season. You’re not going to get this price often with the Lightning. Give me the road dog.