BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.
Jeremy Swayman made 43 saves for the Bruins, who have won back-to-back games after losing six in a row – their longest losing streak in a decade. Trent Frederic and Brad Marchand also scored as Boston took a 4-0 lead after 26 minutes. Andrew Peeke and Pavel Zacha added short-handed empty-netters with about four minutes left after the Lightning pulled the goalie on a power play.
Conor Geekie and Victor Hedman scored in the second period to cut a four-goal deficit in half. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 shots for Tampa Bay, which had won three of its previous four games.
Less than a week after their game ended with a slew of fights in the final seconds, Tuesday’s game featured five different scuffles — twice resulting in matching fighting majors and twice in matching roughing minors. There were only three other penalties in the game.
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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg (78) lands a punch during his fight with Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) is congratulated after his goal off Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Boston Bruins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, right, is congratulated by Mason Lohrei (6) after his goal off Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Boston Bruins defenseman Michael Callahan, left, drops Tampa Bay Lightning center Jack Finley to the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) gloves the save as Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Cam Atkinson (13) pressures the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Referee Ryan Jackson gets stuck in the middle of a battle between Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov (91) and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Mitchell Chaffee, rear left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77) is congratulated after his goal against the Boston Bruins during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (81) falls back as Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov (91) rips off his helmet during a fight in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) -
Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) flips the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Takeaways
The Bruins entered the night two points behind Tampa Bay for third place in the Atlantic Division and moved into a tie with the victory.
Key moment
With about 10 minutes left in the game, Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh flattened Bruins forward Cole Koepke with a shoulder to the head. After reviewing the hit, the officials ruled that it was not a penalty.
Key stat
The Bruins gave up a season high in shots for the second straight game and were outshot 45-24. They were outshot 43-18 in a victory over the Panthers on Saturday.
Up Next
The Bruins are at Ottawa on Saturday, and Tampa Bay hosts Anaheim on Thursday night.
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