Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 7:30 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3–1 on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Boston Bruins	1	47-20-15
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	45-29-8

News about this game

NHL Showdown: Bruins Take On Lightning in Key Atlantic Division Matchup

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Tampa Bay Lightning (39-25-7) host Boston Bruins (42-16-15) in an Atlantic Division clash. Boston leads season series 2-1.
Tampa Bay Lightning Triumph Over Boston Bruins With 3-1 Victory, Point Nets Decisive Goal

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Brayden Point’s 42nd goal led the Lightning to a 3-1 win over the Bruins. Tampa Bay is now just 2 points behind Toronto in the Atlantic, securing their 8th victory in 9 games.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	10	7	7	24
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	9	10	31

Three stars

A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
M. Chaffee, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mitchell Chaffee (4)	Nick Paul (20), Michael Eyssimont (11)	Even strength	BOS 0, TBL 1
1st	17:11	Boston Bruins	Danton Heinen (15)	Pavel Zacha (32)	Even strength	BOS 1, TBL 1
2nd	06:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (42)	Emil Lilleberg (4), Nick Perbix (21)	Even strength	BOS 1, TBL 2
3rd	19:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (42)	Victor Hedman (58), Andrei Vasilevskiy (2)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 1, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Boston Bruins	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	24	31
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	7	9
Hits	29	38
Blocked shots	15	13
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	22/49 (44.9%)	27/49 (55.1%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 T. Frederic	C	0	0	0	-2	5	0	2	1	25%	13:11
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	53.8%	18:47
Number 18 P. Zacha	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	42.9%	19:43
Number 19 J. Beecher	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	40%	10:46
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		09:37
Number 39 M. Geekie	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	50%	15:07
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		16:13
Number 55 J. Brazeau	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		11:12
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:50
Number 70 J. Boqvist	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	50%	09:08
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1		17:50
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:43
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		15:29
Number 27 H. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	3		21:53
Number 29 P. Wotherspoon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1		14:51
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		19:42
Number 52 A. Peeke	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3		18:51
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		24:31

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	30	28	2	.933	59:36	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

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 10 A. Duclair	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	14:37
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	64.3%	14:15
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	40%	12:05
Number 21 B. Point	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	42.9%	17:05
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0		10:21
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1		18:59
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		09:58
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	100%	14:34
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	54.5%	17:51
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	1		11:04
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		19:17
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	66.7%	17:17
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		16:39
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		20:38
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		16:59
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	0		25:49
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	1		18:08
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		20:24

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:36	Boston Bruins	James van Riemsdyk	Holding	2
1st	17:33	Boston Bruins	Trent Frederic	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tanner Jeannot	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
2nd	18:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Duclair	Tripping	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Jim Montgomery
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Brad Kovachik
Boston Bruins scratches: Kevin Shattenkirk, Jakub Lauko, Mason Lohrei
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Haydn Fleury

2023-2024 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 6, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 13, 2024
Boston Bruins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Other NHL games on Mar 27

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