Tampa Bay at Boston

This is the sixth road trip in the last eight games for Tampa Bay, off a home loss to Columbus as a favorite, 5-3. The defense has allowed 10 goals the last three games (two losses). Tampa Bay finally showed the full effect of not having the steady Anton Stralman and captain Steven Stamkos (knee surgery) in the lineup Friday as the defense coughed up the puck constantly, and the offense looked out of sync. Without Stamkos and wing J.T. Brown (upper body), the team is short on depth and is 1-for-11 on the power play over their last three games. Boston is home, is ixth in the NHL in goals allowed, and fourth in penalty killing. On offense, David Pastrnak is off to a strong start with 12 goals. Star goalie Tuukka Rask (11-4-0, 1.67 goals-against average, three shutouts) is back in net after being rested Friday. The Bruins are 7-3 after scoring two goals or less in their previous game, and Tampa Bay is 22-50-5 against the Bruins, including 6-29-4 in the last 39 meetings in Boston. Play Boston.