Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1 hours after securing a playoff spot
The Atlantic Division-leading Lightning wrapped up the Eastern Conference postseason position with Detroit's 4-1 loss at the New York Rangers in the afternoon. Boston holds the first wild-card spot in the East.
After assisting on defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous' tying goal at 2:13 of the third, Raddysh put the Lightning ahead with a sharp-angle shot past goalie Jeremy Swayman from the right side on a break.
Nikita Kucherov added his 42nd goal of the season into an empty net, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves to help the Lightning finish a seven-game homestand 5-1-1.
Casey Mittelstadt scored for Boston in the second. Swayman stopped 20 shots as the Bruins lost their second straight on a four-game trip. They lost 2-1 at Florida on Thursday night.
Lightning: At Buffalo on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:47 | Casey Mittelstadt Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (27), Pavel Zacha (33) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:13 | Charle-Edouard D'Astous Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:29 | Darren Raddysh Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:27 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (42) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (48), Ryan McDonagh (12) |
Statistics
 BOS |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 11 | Hits | 20 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 22 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 40 | Faceoffs Won | 18 |
| 69.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 31.0 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Zemgus Girgensons, C | Out | Oct 31 |
| Yanni Gourde, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
