The Lightning will play the Bruins on Monday, October 13th, 2025. Your timezone's face off time is 1:08 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2025-26 NHL regular season has begun for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins. Let's look back at some stats from 2024-25 to analyze what might happen in this matchup and establish each team's baseline for the upcoming regular season.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - The Tampa Bay Lightning had a 95.67 power ranking in the 2024-25 NHL regular season. The power ranking for the Boston Bruins in the 2024-25 regular season was 83.33.
- Away Tampa Bay Lightning - At the end of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning had a 18-19-4 record as an away team, ranking them 7th in the regular season for away team wins.
- Home Boston Bruins - The Boston Bruins finished the 2024-25 regular season with a 20-14-7 record as a home team. They ranked 12th for home team wins in the regular season standings.
- Goals Scored - Looking at the number of goals each team scored in the 2024-25 regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning ranked 1st (294), with the Boston Bruins ending up 25th (222).
- Goals Against - As for goals scored against each team in the 2024-25 regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning finished 26th (219), with the Boston Bruins ranked 7th (272).
- Team Records - The Tampa Bay Lightning had a 47-27-8 regular season record, with the Boston Bruins finishing with a 33-39-10 regular season standing last season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hocus pocus! Lightning face Bruins Monday in early season matchup... TBL had strong season, while BOS struggled... The action is on the ice as puck drops... Review this game's odds from our partner sportsbooks... Look at the prop bets available below for some magical fun... Can Lightning strike or will Bruins cast a spell?... Tune in to find out the outcome of this mystical clash... It's sure to be a wizardly showdown in Boston... Let the games begin as the 2025-26 NHL season kicks off... Who will reign supreme in this battle of hockey sorcery?... Stay tuned for a wild ride on the ice... (Abracadabra!)
Best Lightning at Bruins Odds
| Underdog Boston Bruins | Favorite Tampa Bay Lightning |
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| Underdog Boston Bruins | Favorite Tampa Bay Lightning |
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Matchup Odds FAQs
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the -160 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and the Boston Bruins are the +135 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 6 -120 goals at BetMGM, which means you risk $120 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 6 +100 goals at BetMGM, and that means you risk $100 to win $100 betting the under.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are -1.5 +145 puck line favorites at BetMGM, while the Boston Bruins are +1.5 -175 puck line underdogs at BetMGM.
NHL Odds Example
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Game |
 BetMGMBet |
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Lightning
Bruins
10/13/25 1:08pm EDT | -160+135 |
- Boston Bruins bettors risk $100 to win $135 at +135 odds. The implied probability for Boston Bruins is 42.55%.
- Tampa Bay Lightning bettors risk $100 to win $62.5 at -160 odds. The implied probability for Tampa Bay Lightning is 61.54%.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins Prop Bets
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Lightning
Bruins
10/13/25 1:08pm EDT | Pending BetMGM |
Team Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | wPct | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | Diff | Home | Away | SO | L10 | Strk |
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| Tampa Bay Lightning | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.500 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 33 | +2.0 | 3-3-0 | 3-1-2 | 0-0 | 6-2-2 | W5 |
| Boston Bruins | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 14 | 7 | 45 | 48 | -3.0 | 6-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 0-0 | 4-6-0 | W3 |
Tampa Bay Lightning & Boston Bruins Futures Odds
Latest Stanley Cup odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how Stanley Cup betting works. See past Championship results and learn how to bet NHL teasers, props and parlays.
Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Odds|
Team | BetMGM |
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| Lightning | +1200 Bet |
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Team | BetMGM |
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| Bruins | +15000 Bet |
Tampa Bay Lightning & Boston Bruins Team Pages
Review each team's season point total odds, futures odds, betting bonuses and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins NHL Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
Review our list of sports betting sites. Open a new account before the game starts on Monday, October 13th, 2025 at 1:08 pm EDT, making sure to enter all your personal details correctly. Don't forget to add your bonus code.
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Visit the sportsbook’s cashier, banking, or deposit page.
Navigate to the sportsbook's deposit page. Use your Visa card or MasterCard, or deposit with a bank transfer, or other methods like Paypal.
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Tap to the sportsbook's NHL page, look for the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Game.
Navigate to the sportsbook's NHL page. Next, look for live or upcoming matchups. Select the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.
Other October 13, 2025 NHL Games
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- Winnipeg Jets vs New York Islanders - 10/13/25 1:08pm EDT
- Nashville Predators vs Ottawa Senators - 10/13/25 1:15pm EDT
- Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs - 10/13/25 2:08pm EDT
- Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers - 10/13/25 7:08pm EDT
- New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets - 10/13/25 7:08pm EDT
- St. Louis Blues vs Vancouver Canucks - 10/13/25 7:38pm EDT
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