Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 6–3 on Thursday, March 23, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
10 |
11 |
8 |
29 |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
14 |
8 |
31 |
Three stars
- N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 goals)
- J. Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
- R. Nash, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
01:33 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (32) |
Patrice Bergeron (32), Ryan Spooner (27) |
Power play |
TBL 0, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
02:17 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brayden Point (13) |
Ondrej Palat (25), Jake Dotchin (7) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
07:50 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara (8) |
Riley Nash (8), Dominic Moore (11) |
Shorthanded |
TBL 1, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
08:14 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (35) |
Jonathan Drouin (29), Victor Hedman (46) |
Power play |
TBL 2, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
13:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Riley Nash (5) |
Dominic Moore (12), Kevan Miller (9) |
Even strength |
TBL 2, BOS 3 |
| 2nd |
14:53 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anton Stralman (3) |
Ondrej Palat (26), Brayden Point (18) |
Even strength |
TBL 3, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
04:12 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Jonathan Drouin (18) |
Alex Killorn (15), Vladislav Namestnikov (16) |
Even strength |
TBL 4, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
10:11 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (36) |
Victor Hedman (47), Jonathan Drouin (30) |
Power play |
TBL 5, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
18:03 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (37) |
Ondrej Palat (27) |
Even strength, Empty net |
TBL 6, BOS 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
31 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
14 |
| Hits |
25 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
14 |
14 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/73 (41.1%) |
43/73 (58.9%) |
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 17 A. Killorn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:56 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
21:06 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
21:14 |
| Number 23 J. Brown |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
18:56 |
| Number 61 G. Dumont |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.7% |
10:31 |
| Number 65 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
12:22 |
| Number 73 A. Erne |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:45 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+2 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 90 V. Namestnikov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
15:08 |
| Number 92 J. Vermin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:17 |
| Number 5 J. Garrison |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:08 |
| Number 6 A. Stralman |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:54 |
| Number 28 L. Witkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:11 |
| Number 55 B. Coburn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
| Number 59 J. Dotchin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 62 A. Sustr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:15 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Budaj |
31 |
28 |
3 |
.903 |
60:00 |
Win |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 19 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:19 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:12 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
20:18 |
| Number 39 M. Beleskey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:05 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:20 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
59.1% |
20:11 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
06:32 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 72 F. Vatrano |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:37 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:04 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
58:58 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:55 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
01:55 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anton Stralman |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
08:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
11:18 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Gabriel Dumont |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:21 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Gabriel Dumont |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:25 |
Boston Bruins |
Brandon Carlo |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:09 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Ondrej Palat |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:09 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:53 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:41 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:37 |
Boston Bruins |
David Backes |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:19 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:48 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Tyler Johnson, Greg McKegg, Cedric Paquette
- Boston Bruins scratches
- John-Michael Liles, Jimmy Hayes, Joe Morrow, Tim Schaller
2016-2017 season series
Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins game in the 2016-2017 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
Boston Bruins
4
at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Nov 3, 2016
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
1
at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Sun, Nov 27, 2016
|
Boston Bruins
4
at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 31, 2017
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
6
at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
0
at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 4, 2017
|
Other NHL games on Mar 23
Other NHL games on Thursday, March 23, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
New Jersey Devils
2
at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Carolina Hurricanes
4
at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Arizona Coyotes
1
at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Vancouver Canucks
1
at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Calgary Flames
1
at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Philadelphia Flyers
3
at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Dallas Stars
2
at Chicago Blackhawks
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Edmonton Oilers
7
at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Winnipeg Jets
2
at Los Angeles Kings
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
|
Sources and further reading