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2016-17 regular season

Lightning at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1

Lightning beat Bruins 6–3 at TD Garden on March 23, 2017.

TBL – BOS
29–31
Shots on goal
2/5–1/4
Power play
25–26
Hits
13–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
3 G
6 shots · 19:10 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Jonathan Drouin
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 18:56 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Ondrej Palat
3 A
3 shots · 21:06 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🐻 David Pastrnak PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:33
Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Spooner · beat Peter Budaj
0–1
⚡ Brayden Point Tying 2nd · 02:17
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Jake Dotchin · beat Tuukka Rask
1–1
🐻 Zdeno Chara SH Go-ahead 2nd · 07:50
Assists: Riley Nash, Dominic Moore · beat Peter Budaj
1–2
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Tying 2nd · 08:14
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Victor Hedman · beat Tuukka Rask
2–2
🐻 Riley Nash Go-ahead 2nd · 13:18
Assists: Dominic Moore, Kevan Miller · beat Peter Budaj
2–3
⚡ Anton Stralman Tying 2nd · 14:53
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · beat Tuukka Rask
3–3
3rd period
⚡ Jonathan Drouin Go-ahead 3rd · 04:12
Assists: Alex Killorn, Vladislav Namestnikov · beat Tuukka Rask
4–3
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP 3rd · 10:11
Assists: Victor Hedman, Jonathan Drouin · beat Tuukka Rask
5–3
⚡ Nikita Kucherov Empty net 3rd · 18:03
Assists: Ondrej Palat
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Palat · Point · Kucherov 21:06
L2 Killorn · Drouin · Namestnikov 18:56
L3 Erne · Gourde · Dumont 10:31
L4 Brown · Vermin 9:26
D1 Hedman · Coburn 23:18
D2 Stralman · Sustr 21:13
D3 Dotchin · Witkowski 13:18
D4 Garrison 8:08
🐻Bruins
L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 21:37
L2 Krejci · Backes · Vatrano 15:20
L3 Spooner · Nash · Stafford 11:58
L4 Beleskey · Moore · Acciari 7:05
D1 Krug · Chara 23:07
D2 Miller · McQuaid 18:07
D3 Carlo · Miller 15:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BOS🐻
29 Shots on goal 31
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
25 Hits 26
13 Blocked shots 12
14 Takeaways 14
10 Giveaways 16
12 Penalty minutes 14
TBL shooting 20.7% (6/29) BOS shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Peter Budaj
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Tuukka Rask
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 58:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
David Pastrnak · 2nd 01:33 · 0–1 Brayden Point · 2nd 02:17 · 1–1 Zdeno Chara · 2nd 07:50 · 1–2 Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 08:14 · 2–2 Riley Nash · 2nd 13:18 · 2–3 Anton Stralman · 2nd 14:53 · 3–3 Jonathan Drouin · 3rd 04:12 · 4–3 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 10:11 · 5–3 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 18:03 · 6–3
TBL BOS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 8-11-7 (31% win rate, 26 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 15-15-1 (48% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 6-3-7 (38% win rate, 16 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 6-7-1 (43% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 3–1
Jan 312017 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 4–3 Nov 272016 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Nov 32016 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 4–3 SO Mar 82016 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 1–0 OT Feb 282016 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 4–1
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TBL vs BOS, answered

Who won Lightning vs Bruins on March 23, 2017?

Lightning won 6–3. The final score was Lightning 6, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nikita Kucherov (3), Anton Stralman, Brayden Point, Jonathan Drouin.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Pastrnak, Riley Nash, Zdeno Chara.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 21 🌵ARI @ ⚡TBL 5–3 AfterMar 24 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 2–1
🐻 Bruins
BeforeMar 21 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 3–2 AfterMar 25 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 2–1
Also on March 23
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