The Bruins and Lightning are meeting for the second time this season. Tampa won the first matchup, 5-4, in overtime on Nov. 20 at Amalie Arena. The Bolts are closing out a three-game road trip and are coming off a 4-1 win in Minnesota on Thursday night.
Tampa (19-16-5) sits one point back of Philadelphia and New Jersey for a wild card spot.
“They’ve got a lot of skill, they’re a fast team, pretty complete team,” said Trent Frederic. “They’ve got a lot of guys we can key onto. If we keep playing like we have in the past couple games, minus last game, I think we’ll have a good outcome.
“It’s kind of turned into a bit of a rivalry game. They’re a fun team that we like to play against. It feels like every time we play them it’s a pretty physical, fast hockey game.”
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Nikita Kucherov is tied with the Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead in scoring with 64 points in 39 games. His 27 goals rank second behind Toronto’s Auston Matthews.
“Can’t take penalties. We’ve got to be aware,” said Montgomery. “Plays almost 24 minutes a night, so it’s not like you can maybe match up D-men against him. You can’t match up the line against him, so every forward has to know when he’s on the ice and you have to get pucks out. You can’t give players like that, like we did last game with [Sidney] Crosby, second-chance opportunities in the O-Zone.”
Brayden Point is second on the Lightning with 17 goals and 40 points in 40 games.
“He’s a terrific, terrific player, who plays the game the right way at both ends of the ice, comes back hard, makes plays at top end speed, drives to the middle of the ice so Kucherov can drive and do his thing,” said Montgomery.
“No Kings” rallies are scheduled in Boston and across Massachusetts on Saturday and are expected to draw large crowds, organizers said.
Organized by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501, the event is a mass mobilization in protest of the Trump administration.
The No Kings theme was created by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
“The Trump administration is trying to shred the Constitution; the No Kings movement is an unequivocal statement that we, the people, will not let that happen. This will be the third global No Kings Day, and it’s not just about protesting what’s wrong—it’s about building something better. We intend to show our power, build our power, and power a democracy that advances freedom, equality, justice, and dignity for all,” organizers wrote.
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The rally, one of thousands scheduled across the country this weekend, is planned for the Boston Common from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend Boston’s rally. Other events are scheduled in Pittsfield, Northampton, Lancaster, Worcester, Framingham, Methuen, Lexington, and towns in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape. For a map of No Kings events near you, click here.
Speakers include elected officials Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and civic leaders Hessann Farooqi Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, Darlene Lombos, president of the Greater Boston Labor Council, Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts, Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts, and others. It will be moderated by Rahsaan Hall, president and CEO of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
There will also be performances by the Dropkick Murphys, Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians, BVOCAL Chorus, and Jimmy Tingle.
A previous No Kings rally in October drew massive crowds estimated in the tens of thousands.
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An aerial view of the crowd at Boston’s “No Kings” rally on the Common on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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