Cirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory
— Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning held Boston without a shot in the second period in a 6-2 victory over the Bruins on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Tampa Bay Lightning
6
Boston Bruins
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
TD Garden · 17,850 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Detroit Red Wings | W 4-2 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ Nashville Predators | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Winnipeg Jets | W 6-4 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Utah Mammoth | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/23/26 | @ Colorado Avalanche | L 3-6 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:46 6-2
Luke Glendening Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 19:15 6-2
Anthony Cirelli Goal (22) Deflected, assists: Victor Hedman (41)
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Missed 19:04 5-2
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:51 5-2
Victor Hedman Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 16:58 5-2
Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 16:32 5-2
Henri Jokiharju Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 16:31 5-2
Brandon Hagel Goal (31) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (65), Erik Cernak (16)
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Missed 14:28 4-2
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 13:09 4-2
Erik Cernak Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:06 4-2
Patrick Brown Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 9:03 4-2
Mark Kastelic Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:48 4-2
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 4:13 4-2
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 3:19 4-2
Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 0:40 4-2
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 0:23 4-2
Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (4), Elias Lindholm (24)
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Missed 19:44 4-1
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:24 4-1
Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 17:08 4-1
Darren Raddysh Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Lilleberg (16), Nick Paul (17)
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Missed 14:18 3-1
Ryan McDonagh Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:51 3-1
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 10:55 3-1
Nikita Kucherov Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 10:52 3-1
Victor Hedman Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 7:22 3-1
Anthony Cirelli Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Ryan McDonagh (20), Yanni Gourde (15)
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Missed 6:13 2-1
Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:44 2-1
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 5:20 2-1
Oliver Bjorkstrand Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:16 2-1
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 5:01 2-1
Jakub Lauko Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 4:57 2-1
Nick Paul Tip-In High and Wide Left
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Missed 3:25 2-1
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:13 2-1
J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 2:13 2-1
Nick Paul Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Lilleberg (15), Gage Goncalves (8)
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Missed 2:10 1-1
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:07 1-1
Ian Mitchell Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:58 1-1
Ian Mitchell Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 15:58 1-1
Elias Lindholm Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Andrew Peeke (15), Jakub Lauko (5)
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Missed 12:05 1-0
Brayden Point Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 11:34 1-0
Brayden Point Batted Wide Left
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Missed 11:18 1-0
Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 10:41 1-0
Nikita Zadorov Cross-checking against Nikita Kucherov
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Missed 10:12 1-0
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:05 1-0
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:11 1-0
Vinni Lettieri Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 7:50 1-0
Too many men/ice served by Gage Goncalves
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Missed 6:01 1-0
David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:52 1-0
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:45 1-0
Erik Cernak Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 2:22 1-0
Victor Hedman Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (14), Darren Raddysh (26)
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Missed 2:20 0-0
Yanni Gourde Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 2:00 0-0
Nick Perbix Snap Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 6-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 6-2
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:46 6-2
Luke Glendening Snap Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 19:15 6-2
Luke Glendening faceoff won against John Beecher
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Goal 19:15 6-2
Anthony Cirelli Goal (22) Deflected, assists: Victor Hedman (41)
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Blocked 19:09 5-2
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Vinni Lettieri
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Missed 19:04 5-2
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 18:55 5-2
David Pastrnak hit J.J. Moser
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Missed 18:51 5-2
Victor Hedman Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Blocked 18:45 5-2
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Morgan Geekie
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Blocked 18:02 5-2
Ian Mitchell shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
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Hit 17:49 5-2
Zemgus Girgensons hit Parker Wotherspoon
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Shot 17:17 5-2
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Giveaway 17:04 5-2
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju
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Missed 16:58 5-2
Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 16:32 5-2
Henri Jokiharju Snap Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 16:31 5-2
Vinni Lettieri faceoff won against Brayden Point
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Goal 16:31 5-2
Brandon Hagel Goal (31) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (65), Erik Cernak (16)
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Face Off 15:58 4-2
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
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Stoppage 15:58 4-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:55 4-2
Anthony Cirelli Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Face Off 15:51 4-2
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 15:51 4-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:50 4-2
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Blocked 15:44 4-2
Nick Paul shot blocked by David Pastrnak
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Giveaway 15:28 4-2
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
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Giveaway 15:18 4-2
Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
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Blocked 15:16 4-2
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
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Takeaway 15:13 4-2
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
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Hit 14:54 4-2
Jakub Lauko hit Darren Raddysh
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Missed 14:28 4-2
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
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Shot 13:58 4-2
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Face Off 13:56 4-2
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
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Stoppage 13:56 4-2
Icing
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Hit 13:20 4-2
Erik Cernak hit Mason Lohrei
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Missed 13:09 4-2
Erik Cernak Snap Shot Wide Right
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Shot 12:31 4-2
Pavel Zacha Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
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Takeaway 12:24 4-2
Takeaway by David Pastrnak
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Face Off 12:21 4-2
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
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Stoppage 12:21 4-2
Icing
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Team Stats
TB
BOS
11
Blocked Shots
19
19
Hits
36
3
Takeaways
7
40
Shots
12
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
24
56.4
Faceoff Win Percent
43.6
12
Giveaways
13
1
Total Penalties
2
2
Penalty Minutes
4
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