National Hockey League

FINAL
Tampa Bay Lightning 3
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Boston Bruins 1
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Match Report

Palat scores twice, Lightning beat Bruins to lead series 3-1

Well-rounded winger Ondrej Palat is scoring, reigning MVP Nikita Kucherov is defending and the Tampa Bay Lightning have taken over their series against the Boston Bruins.

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Team Stats

TB BOS
16
Blocked Shots
13
45
Hits
38
12
Takeaways
4
26
Shots
30
1
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
4
20.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
18
Faceoffs Won
34
34.6
Faceoff Win Percent
65.4
11
Giveaways
10
5
Total Penalties
5
13
Penalty Minutes
16

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 1 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Alex Killorn LW BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Brayden Point C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 3
  • Barclay Goodrow C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 3 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Charlie Coyle C BS 3 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • David Krejci C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

Head to Head

TB wins series 3-1

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Tampa Bay Lightning

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

Play by Play

  1. Missed 16:13 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  2. Missed 13:28 3-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  3. Missed 13:12 3-1
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  4. Missed 10:16 3-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  5. Missed 9:22 3-1
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  6. Goal 7:04 3-1
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  7. Missed 6:35 3-0
    Torey Krug 3rd
  8. Missed 5:11 3-0
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  9. Penalty 5:05
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  10. Missed 4:40 3-0
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  11. Penalty 4:01
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  12. Penalty 4:01
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  13. Missed 3:32 3-0
    Kevin Shattenkirk 3rd
  14. Missed 3:12 3-0
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  15. Missed 2:58 3-0
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  16. Missed 2:41 3-0
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  17. Missed 2:06 3-0
    Torey Krug 3rd
  18. Missed 1:28 3-0
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  19. Penalty 0:54
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  20. Penalty 19:03
    Zach Bogosian 2nd
  21. Goal 18:04 3-0
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  22. Missed 17:45 2-0
    Tyler Johnson 2nd
  23. Missed 16:39 2-0
    Joakim Nordstrom 2nd
  24. Missed 16:25 2-0
    Alex Killorn 2nd
  25. Missed 15:42 2-0
    Anthony Cirelli 2nd
  26. Missed 14:52 2-0
    Kevin Shattenkirk 2nd
  27. Missed 14:37 2-0
    Alex Killorn 2nd
  28. Penalty 13:32
    Nick Ritchie 2nd
  29. Goal 12:29 2-0
    Ondrej Palat 2nd
  30. Missed 9:57 1-0
    Alex Killorn 2nd
  31. Missed 9:20 1-0
    Cedric Paquette 2nd
  32. Missed 7:51 1-0
    Kevin Shattenkirk 2nd
  33. Penalty 5:46
    Connor Clifton 2nd
  34. Missed 2:37 1-0
    Matt Grzelcyk 2nd
  35. Missed 1:31 1-0
    Torey Krug 2nd
  36. Missed 1:08 1-0
    David Krejci 2nd
  37. Missed 0:36 1-0
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  38. Penalty 20:00
    Erik Cernak 1st
  39. Penalty 17:29
    Nick Ritchie 1st
  40. Penalty 11:44
    Brandon Carlo 1st
  41. Missed 9:38 1-0
    Patrice Bergeron 1st
  42. Missed 9:26 1-0
    Torey Krug 1st
  43. Missed 9:19 1-0
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  44. Goal 8:59 1-0
    Ondrej Palat 1st
  45. Missed 8:34 0-0
    Barclay Goodrow 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  3. Takeaway 19:51 3-1
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  4. Hit 19:34 3-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:14 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:14 3-1
    3rd
  7. Giveaway 18:42 3-1
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:37 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:37 3-1
    3rd
  10. Takeaway 18:30 3-1
    Torey Krug 3rd
  11. Hit 17:27 3-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  12. Blocked 16:49 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  13. Giveaway 16:45 3-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  14. Missed 16:13 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  15. Hit 16:05 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  16. Hit 15:46 3-1
    Cedric Paquette 3rd
  17. Giveaway 15:29 3-1
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  18. Blocked 14:45 3-1
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  19. Takeaway 14:42 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  20. Hit 14:18 3-1
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  21. Hit 14:17 3-1
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  22. Shot 14:07 3-1
    Karson Kuhlman 3rd
  23. Shot 13:35 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  24. Missed 13:28 3-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  25. Hit 13:24 3-1
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  26. Missed 13:12 3-1
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  27. Blocked 12:52 3-1
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  28. Hit 12:35 3-1
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  29. Face Off 12:19 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  30. Stoppage 12:19 3-1
    3rd
  31. Shot 11:49 3-1
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  32. Face Off 11:03 3-1
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  33. Stoppage 11:03 3-1
    3rd
  34. Shot 11:02 3-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  35. Hit 11:00 3-1
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  36. Hit 10:42 3-1
    Zach Bogosian 3rd
  37. Blocked 10:38 3-1
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  38. Blocked 10:30 3-1
    Nikita Kucherov 3rd
  39. Blocked 10:23 3-1
    Brayden Point 3rd
  40. Missed 10:16 3-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd

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