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When the Boston Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the TD Garden tonight, they aim to improve their defensive play.

In their 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, the Bruins were mostly on the defense despite scoring five goals. In what is certain to be another difficult game for the Black and Gold, they will try to improve their performance.

The last time the Bruins faced the Lightning was on November 21, when they lost 5–4 in overtime. The game was back and forth, with several lead changes, particularly throughout the third quarter.

In the game, the B’s noticed Johansson. He stopped 23 shots. The last player to start against the Lightning was Jeremy Swayman. Not to mention the game on Thursday, Linus Ullmark will probably start in goal tonight due to Jim Montgomery’s goaltender rotation.

Yesterday, Matt Poitras made a comeback and participated in the optional practice. Jim Montgomery informed reporters that Poitras is still getting used to the time change and other factors, so they haven’t decided when he will play in a game yet. However, they will start to reintegrate him into the group.

The Lightning’s past five games have seen them go 2-3-0. They defeated Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday, when they last played. Hedman has five assists in his past five games for the Lightning, while Kucherov has seven points in his last five games.

Defensemen Emil Lilleberg and Jack Thompson were summoned back by Tampa Bay yesterday due to back-end ailments.

Regarding their power play and penalty kill, the Bruins and Lightning are about equal. On the PP, the Lightning are at 29.9% while the Bruins are at 27.0%. The Bruins lead 85.5% on the penalty kill.