National Hockey League

FINAL
Boston Bruins 3
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Tampa Bay Lightning 2
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Scotiabank Arena

Match Report

Halak stops 35, Bruins hang on for 3-2 win over Lightning

Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots to win his fourth straight game since starter Tuukka Rask opted out of the playoffs, and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 to open their second-round series on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

BOS TB
20
Blocked Shots
19
37
Hits
39
15
Takeaways
11
31
Shots
37
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
38
Faceoffs Won
27
58.5
Faceoff Win Percent
41.5
10
Giveaways
9
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 2 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Sean Kuraly C BS 2 · HT 6 · TK 0
  • Chris Wagner RW BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 1

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 3 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Yanni Gourde C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Anthony Cirelli C BS 2 · HT 5 · TK 3

Head to Head

TB wins series 3-1

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Boston Bruins

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:34 3-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  2. Missed 19:28 3-2
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  3. Goal 18:46 3-2
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  4. Missed 17:00 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  5. Missed 14:08 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  6. Missed 13:07 3-1
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  7. Missed 13:00 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  8. Goal 8:50 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  9. Missed 6:37 3-0
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  10. Missed 6:25 3-0
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  11. Missed 6:05 3-0
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  12. Penalty 2:49
    Zach Bogosian 3rd
  13. Penalty 2:49
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  14. Missed 1:41 3-0
    Torey Krug 3rd
  15. Goal 1:17 3-0
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  16. Missed 19:58 2-0
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  17. Missed 18:06 2-0
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  18. Penalty 16:46
    Alex Killorn 2nd
  19. Missed 15:24 2-0
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  20. Penalty 13:36
    Chris Wagner 2nd
  21. Missed 12:00 2-0
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  22. Missed 10:29 2-0
    Andrei Vasilevskiy 2nd
  23. Missed 8:42 2-0
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  24. Missed 7:46 2-0
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  25. Missed 7:34 2-0
    Mikhail Sergachev 2nd
  26. Missed 5:59 2-0
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  27. Penalty 5:50
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  28. Goal 4:34 2-0
    David Pastrnak 2nd
  29. Missed 3:34 1-0
    Torey Krug 2nd
  30. Missed 3:28 1-0
    David Krejci 2nd
  31. Penalty 3:08
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  32. Goal 18:52 1-0
    Charlie Coyle 1st
  33. Missed 17:52 0-0
    Ondrej Palat 1st
  34. Missed 15:06 0-0
    Anders Bjork 1st
  35. Missed 13:53 0-0
    Matt Grzelcyk 1st
  36. Penalty 11:40
    Mikhail Sergachev 1st
  37. Missed 11:00 0-0
    Carter Verhaeghe 1st
  38. Missed 9:33 0-0
    Ondrej Palat 1st
  39. Missed 8:40 0-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  40. Missed 7:20 0-0
    Brayden Point 1st
  41. Penalty 0:29
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:59 3-2
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  4. Missed 19:34 3-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  5. Missed 19:28 3-2
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  6. Face Off 19:18 3-2
    Brayden Point 3rd
  7. Stoppage 19:18 3-2
    3rd
  8. Hit 19:01 3-2
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  9. Shot 19:00 3-2
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:52 3-2
    Brayden Point 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:52 3-2
    3rd
  12. Face Off 18:46 3-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  13. Goal 18:46 3-2
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  14. Blocked 18:38 3-1
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  15. Face Off 18:21 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  16. Stoppage 18:21 3-1
    3rd
  17. Blocked 17:45 3-1
    Joakim Nordstrom 3rd
  18. Giveaway 17:37 3-1
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  19. Face Off 17:31 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  20. Stoppage 17:31 3-1
    3rd
  21. Blocked 17:29 3-1
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  22. Hit 17:17 3-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  23. Blocked 17:11 3-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  24. Missed 17:00 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  25. Giveaway 16:58 3-1
    Andrei Vasilevskiy 3rd
  26. Takeaway 16:48 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  27. Takeaway 16:13 3-1
    Chris Wagner 3rd
  28. Hit 15:47 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  29. Shot 15:42 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  30. Blocked 15:35 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  31. Face Off 15:28 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  32. Stoppage 15:28 3-1
    3rd
  33. Blocked 15:20 3-1
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  34. Blocked 15:18 3-1
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  35. Hit 15:12 3-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  36. Shot 15:10 3-1
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  37. Giveaway 14:35 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  38. Takeaway 14:23 3-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  39. Missed 14:08 3-1
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  40. Face Off 14:04 3-1
    Yanni Gourde 3rd

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