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Match Report

Hedman's goal gives Lightning 3-2 win over Bruins in 2nd OT

Victor Hedman scored with 5:50 left in the second overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins and their fourth berth in the NHL's Eastern Conference finals in six seasons on Monday night.

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Team Stats

BOS TB
34
Blocked Shots
35
53
Hits
56
4
Takeaways
5
47
Shots
35
1
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
4
25.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
38
Faceoffs Won
56
40.4
Faceoff Win Percent
59.6
21
Giveaways
12
3
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 3 · SA 35 · SOS 0
  • David Krejci C BS 2 · HT 5 · TK 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Karson Kuhlman C BS 0 · HT 8 · TK 0

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 2 · SA 47 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point C BS 3 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Barclay Goodrow C BS 1 · HT 7 · TK 1
  • Ondrej Palat LW BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0

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. Goal 14:10 2-3
    Victor Hedman 2nd OT
  2. Missed 13:49 0-1
    Ondrej Palat 2nd OT
  3. Missed 13:29 0-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd OT
  4. Missed 12:10 0-1
    Blake Coleman 2nd OT
  5. Missed 10:46 0-1
    Zdeno Chara 2nd OT
  6. Missed 9:49 0-1
    Par Lindholm 2nd OT
  7. Missed 9:35 0-1
    Joakim Nordstrom 2nd OT
  8. Missed 6:09 0-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd OT
  9. Missed 2:20 0-1
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd OT
  10. Missed 1:35 0-1
    Pat Maroon 2nd OT
  11. Missed 1:25 0-1
    Cedric Paquette 2nd OT
  12. Missed 16:32 2-2
    Barclay Goodrow 1st OT
  13. Missed 15:45 2-2
    Zach Bogosian 1st OT
  14. Penalty 10:27
    David Krejci 1st OT
  15. Missed 9:22 2-2
    Victor Hedman 1st OT
  16. Missed 0:18 2-2
    Blake Coleman 1st OT
  17. Missed 18:46 2-2
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  18. Penalty 18:04
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  19. Goal 17:27 2-2
    David Krejci 3rd
  20. Missed 15:50 1-2
    Torey Krug 3rd
  21. Goal 12:03 1-2
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  22. Missed 8:14 1-1
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  23. Missed 6:23 1-1
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  24. Missed 4:39 1-1
    Ryan McDonagh 3rd
  25. Missed 4:02 1-1
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  26. Missed 3:43 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  27. Missed 2:46 1-1
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  28. Missed 1:57 1-1
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  29. Missed 1:38 1-1
    Jack Studnicka 3rd
  30. Missed 0:37 1-1
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  31. Missed 19:35 1-1
    Brayden Point 2nd
  32. Missed 18:30 1-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd
  33. Penalty 16:56
    Yanni Gourde 2nd
  34. Penalty 16:13
    Matt Grzelcyk 2nd
  35. Missed 14:11 1-1
    Jack Studnicka 2nd
  36. Missed 13:33 1-1
    Zach Bogosian 2nd
  37. Goal 12:38 1-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd
  38. Penalty 10:44
    Nikita Kucherov 2nd
  39. Missed 7:03 0-1
    Cedric Paquette 2nd
  40. Goal 4:21 0-1
    Ondrej Palat 2nd
  41. Missed 2:30 0-0
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd
  42. Missed 1:01 0-0
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  43. Missed 18:07 0-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  44. Penalty 17:46
    Barclay Goodrow 1st
  45. Penalty 12:48
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  46. Missed 12:27 0-0
    David Krejci 1st
  47. Missed 11:54 0-0
    Jack Studnicka 1st
  48. Missed 10:30 0-0
    Nikita Kucherov 1st
  49. Missed 9:26 0-0
    Erik Cernak 1st
  50. Missed 5:49 0-0
    Erik Cernak 1st
  51. Missed 1:23 0-0
    Nikita Kucherov 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 0-1
    2nd OT
  2. Period End 20:00 0-1
    2nd OT
  3. Goal 14:10 2-3
    Victor Hedman 2nd OT
  4. Blocked 14:00 0-1
    Victor Hedman 2nd OT
  5. Missed 13:49 0-1
    Ondrej Palat 2nd OT
  6. Giveaway 13:35 0-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd OT
  7. Missed 13:29 0-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd OT
  8. Hit 13:04 0-1
    Anthony Cirelli 2nd OT
  9. Hit 12:49 0-1
    Karson Kuhlman 2nd OT
  10. Blocked 12:44 0-1
    Luke Schenn 2nd OT
  11. Giveaway 12:39 0-1
    Jaroslav Halak 2nd OT
  12. Missed 12:10 0-1
    Blake Coleman 2nd OT
  13. Face Off 12:05 0-1
    Barclay Goodrow 2nd OT
  14. Stoppage 12:05 0-1
    2nd OT
  15. Shot 12:03 0-1
    Victor Hedman 2nd OT
  16. Blocked 11:30 0-1
    Kevin Shattenkirk 2nd OT
  17. Face Off 11:25 0-1
    Cedric Paquette 2nd OT
  18. Stoppage 11:25 0-1
    2nd OT
  19. Hit 11:22 0-1
    Brayden Point 2nd OT
  20. Hit 10:51 0-1
    Karson Kuhlman 2nd OT
  21. Missed 10:46 0-1
    Zdeno Chara 2nd OT
  22. Giveaway 10:31 0-1
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd OT
  23. Shot 10:13 0-1
    Erik Cernak 2nd OT
  24. Face Off 10:09 0-1
    Barclay Goodrow 2nd OT
  25. Stoppage 10:09 0-1
    2nd OT
  26. Hit 10:05 0-1
    Torey Krug 2nd OT
  27. Missed 9:49 0-1
    Par Lindholm 2nd OT
  28. Giveaway 9:48 0-1
    Mikhail Sergachev 2nd OT
  29. Hit 9:42 0-1
    Zach Bogosian 2nd OT
  30. Missed 9:35 0-1
    Joakim Nordstrom 2nd OT
  31. Takeaway 9:23 0-1
    Joakim Nordstrom 2nd OT
  32. Blocked 8:16 0-1
    Zdeno Chara 2nd OT
  33. Hit 8:14 0-1
    Ryan McDonagh 2nd OT
  34. Giveaway 7:53 0-1
    David Krejci 2nd OT
  35. Blocked 7:38 0-1
    Karson Kuhlman 2nd OT
  36. Shot 7:31 0-1
    Karson Kuhlman 2nd OT
  37. Face Off 7:11 0-1
    Anthony Cirelli 2nd OT
  38. Stoppage 7:11 0-1
    2nd OT
  39. Hit 6:34 0-1
    Connor Clifton 2nd OT
  40. Missed 6:09 0-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd OT

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