Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2

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BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

Jeremy Swayman made 43 saves for the Bruins, who have won back-to-back games after losing six in a row – their longest losing streak in a decade. Trent Frederic and Brad Marchand also scored as Boston took a 4-0 lead after 26 minutes. Andrew Peeke and Pavel Zacha added short-handed empty-netters with about four minutes left after the Lightning pulled the goalie on a power play.

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Conor Geekie and Victor Hedman scored in the second period to cut a four-goal deficit in half. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 shots for Tampa Bay, which had won three of its previous four games.

Less than a week after their game ended with a slew of fights in the final seconds, Tuesday’s game featured five different scuffles — twice resulting in matching fighting majors and twice in matching roughing minors. There were only three other penalties in the game.

  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2
  • Bruins open 4-goal lead, add 2 short-handed empty-netters to beat Lightning 6-2

Takeaways

The Bruins entered the night two points behind Tampa Bay for third place in the Atlantic Division and moved into a tie with the victory.

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Key moment

With about 10 minutes left in the game, Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh flattened Bruins forward Cole Koepke with a shoulder to the head. After reviewing the hit, the officials ruled that it was not a penalty.

Key stat

The Bruins gave up a season high in shots for the second straight game and were outshot 45-24. They were outshot 43-18 in a victory over the Panthers on Saturday.

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Up Next

The Bruins are at Ottawa on Saturday, and Tampa Bay hosts Anaheim on Thursday night.

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