A goal scored with Tampa Bay on the penalty kill propels it to a 2nd straight home win over a tough Eastern Conference opponent.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins aim to stop a five-game slide with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay is 21-15-2 overall with a 1-5-0 record in Atlantic Division play. The Lightning have a +34 scoring differential, with 140 total goals scored and 106 conceded.

Mason Lohrei scored for the Bruins early in the third to cut Tampa’s lead to 2-1, but Boston would get no closer.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, Michael Eyssimont and ...

Tampa Bay Lightning blueliner Ryan McDonagh has had a marvelous NHL career because of his incredibly dependable defensive play. View the original article to see embedded media. However, while McDonagh is known for his reliability,

Jeremy Swayman made the difference in the Bruins ending their six-game losing streak over the weekend with his 40 saves against the Panthers.

(AP) Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night. Brandon Hagel had a ...

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The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

The Tampa Bay Lightning put the finishing touches on a quick two-game homestand by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 at AMALIE Arena on Thursday. A shorthanded goal by Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring with 5:53 left in the second period, and forward Mikey Eyssimont doubled Tampa Bay’s lead in the final minute of the middle frame.

Boston Bruins (21-19-5, in the Atlantic Division ... Kucherov has 20 goals and 41 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has scored five goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.

Boston Bruins (20-18-5, in the Atlantic Division ... The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Hagel has 18 goals and 25 assists for the Lightning.