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Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Boston Bruins
43-26-8
Final
1 - 3
Tampa Bay Lightning
48-22-6

Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1 hours after securing a playoff spot

Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

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.

Up next Bruins: At Philadelphia on Sunday.

Lightning: At Buffalo on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

TB leads series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 6:47 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (27), Pavel Zacha (33)
Goal 3rd Period 2:13 Charle-Edouard D'Astous Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (19)
Goal 3rd Period 14:29 Darren Raddysh Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (21)
Goal 3rd Period 18:27 Nikita Kucherov Goal (42) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (48), Ryan McDonagh (12)

Statistics

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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 Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Scott Sabourin, RW Day-To-Day Apr 5
Brandon Hagel, LW Day-To-Day Apr 5
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Apr 2
Maxwell Crozier, D Injured Reserve Mar 19
Declan Carlile, D Injured Reserve Mar 14
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 48 22 102 6
Buffalo 46 23 100 8
Montreal 45 22 100 10
Boston 43 26 95 9
Ottawa 40 27 90 10
Detroit 40 29 88 8
Toronto 32 31 78 14
Florida 37 37 77 3
Full Standings