BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning held Boston and not using a shot within the second interval in a 6-2 victory over the Bruins 6-2 on Saturday night time.
Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh added objectives to assist Tampa Bay snap a three-game skid. Cirelli and Ben Hagel had empty-netters.
Elias Lindholm and Marat Khusnutdinov scored for the Bruins. They’re 2-2 since buying and selling three longtime cornerstone gamers — together with captain Brad Marchand — on the deadline.
Paul’s objective off a rebound from the left fringe of the crease made it 2-1 at 2:13 of the second.
Coming off a shootout loss at Philadelphia, the Lightning jumped forward on Hedman’s objective on the second rebound out of a scramble early into the sport.
Lindholm’s one-timed a shot previous Andrei Vasilevskiy off a nifty feed from Andrew Peeke, tying it within the opening interval.
The groups confronted one another for the second time in eight days after Boston received at Tampa Bay in its first sport after the trades.
Takeaways
Lightning: Regardless of scuffling currently following an impressive February after they went 7-0-1, they’re nonetheless in place to make a run at one of many Atlantic Division’s high two seeds.
Bruins: They transfer nearer to being eradicated from postseason play for the primary time since 2016 as they sit outdoors a crowded wild-card chase.
Key second
With Tampa Bay main 2-1 seconds after its energy play expired, Cirelli, positioned within the slot, tipped Ryan McDonagh’s shot previous Jeremy Swayman.
Key stat
Boston was outshot 20-0 within the second. It was the Bruins’ second interval this season and not using a shot on objective. Earlier than that, they hadn’t had a interval with out one since 2007. The Bruins completed with 12 photographs on objective.
Up subsequent
Each groups play Monday night time. The Lightning host Philadelphia, and the Bruins host Buffalo.
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