TONIGHT'S GAME
WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m.; TD Banknorth Garden
TV/RADIO: Sun Sports; 620 AM
INJURIES: Bruins - LW Milan Lucic (ankle sprain), out. Lightning - D Paul Ranger (personal leave), out.
NEED TO KNOW: This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. Boston won last year's series 3-1-0 and has dominated the all-time series 33-15-9-5. ... Tampa Bay is 2-3-2 in its past seven games and was shut out for the first time this season Monday, falling 3-0 to Colorado at home. ... Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier has 43 points against Boston (18 goals, 25 assists), his fifth-highest total against any team. ... Tampa Bay RW Marty St. Louis and Boston goalie Tim Thomas were teammates at the University of Vermont. ... The Bruins (13-8-5) haven't played since Saturday, when they beat Ottawa 4-3 in a shootout at home. ... Boston has won five of its past six. ... Center Marc Savard, the Bruins' leading scorer each of the past three years, has four goals and six assists despite missing several weeks with a broken bone in his foot. He has agreed to a seven-year contract extension, the Bruins announced Tuesday.
Tony Fabrizio
TONIGHT'S GAME
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