Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, August 31, 2020, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Playoffs Final/2OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Monday, August 31, 2020 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Boston Bruins	2	44-14-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	43-21-6

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	2nd overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	0	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	2nd overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	8	15	12	11	1	47
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	8	8	7	7	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ondrej Palat (5)	Kevin Shattenkirk (4), Blake Coleman (4)	Even strength	BOS 0, TBL 1
2nd	12:38	Boston Bruins	David Pastrnak (3)	David Krejci (8), Patrice Bergeron (6)	Power play	BOS 1, TBL 1
3rd	12:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Cirelli (2)	Victor Hedman (4), Brayden Point (11)	Even strength	BOS 1, TBL 2
3rd	17:27	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (4)	Zdeno Chara (2), Connor Clifton (2)	Even strength	BOS 2, TBL 2
2OT	14:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman (5)	Kevin Shattenkirk (5), Brayden Point (12)	Even strength	BOS 2, TBL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Bjork	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	0	0		18:30
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	+1	0	10	1	1	0	29.4%	24:13
Number 20 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	4	0		17:10
Number 26 P. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	50%	14:27
Number 28 O. Kase	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		23:06
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	36.1%	29:35
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	1	2	-1	2	1	5	2	0	45%	32:37
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		30:51
Number 68 J. Studnicka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	17:05
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	5	2	0		25:10
Number 83 K. Kuhlman	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	8	0	0	100%	15:35
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	2	0	1		30:20
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	6	0		31:40
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	4	2	3	3	0		26:23
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	4	1	0		35:18
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	3	0		28:13
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		36:39
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	7	5	0		25:58

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	35	32	3	.914	94:10	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	76.9%	19:50
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	1	55.6%	15:27
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		16:40
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		28:26
Number 18 O. Palat	L	1	0	1	+2	0	10	2	2	50%	34:46
Number 19 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	1	69%	28:26
Number 20 B. Coleman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	8	0		29:02
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	3	65%	34:05
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0	20%	31:24
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	1	40%	31:45
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:09
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		10:54
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	2	2	+3	0	3	3	5		24:41
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4		22:56
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	3		31:50
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	1	1	2	+3	2	2	2	2		38:25
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	5		25:49
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		29:21

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	47	45	2	.957	94:10	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:48	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	High sticking double minor	4
1st	17:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Barclay Goodrow	Hooking	2
2nd	10:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	Tripping	2
2nd	16:13	Boston Bruins	Matt Grzelcyk	Hooking	2
2nd	16:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Yanni Gourde	Hooking	2
3rd	18:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Tripping	2
OT	10:27	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Tripping	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Jean Hebert, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Michel Cormier
Boston Bruins scratches: Tuukka Rask, John Moore, Chris Wagner, Sean Kuraly, Maxime Lagace, Nick Ritchie, Jakub Zboril, Jeremy Lauzon, Zach Senyshyn, Trent Frederic, Urho Vaakanainen
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Braydon Coburn, Steven Stamkos, Scott Wedgewood, Carter Verhaeghe, Mathieu Joseph, Mitchell Stephens, Jan Rutta, Alexander Volkov

Every Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 12, 2019
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 3, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 7, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Wed, Aug 5, 2020
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Aug 23, 2020
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Aug 25, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Boston Bruins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Wed, Aug 26, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Sat, Aug 29, 2020
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Aug 31, 2020

Other NHL games on Monday, August 31, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Aug 31, 2020