
Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey LeagueCirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory

Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh added goals to help Tampa Bay snap a three-game skid. Cirelli and Ben Hagel had empty-netters.
Elias Lindholm and Marat Khusnutdinov scored for the Bruins. They are 2-2 Brad Marchand — at the deadline.
Paul’s goal off a rebound from the left edge of the crease made it 2-1 at 2:13 of the second.
Coming off a shootout loss at Philadelphia, the Lightning jumped ahead on Hedman’s goal on the second rebound out of a scramble early into the game.
Lindholm’s one-timed a shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy off a nifty feed from Andrew Peeke, tying it in the opening period.
The teams faced each other for the second time in eight days after Boston won at Tampa Bay in its first game after the trades.
Bruins: They move closer to being eliminated from postseason play for the first time since 2016 as they sit outside a crowded wild-card chase.
Series tied 2-2
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:22 | Victor Hedman Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (14), Darren Raddysh (26) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:58 | Elias Lindholm Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Andrew Peeke (15), Jakub Lauko (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:13 | Nick Paul Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Lilleberg (15), Gage Goncalves (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:22 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Ryan McDonagh (20), Yanni Gourde (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:08 | Darren Raddysh Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Lilleberg (16), Nick Paul (17) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:23 | Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (4), Elias Lindholm (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:31 | Brandon Hagel Goal (31) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (65), Erik Cernak (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:15 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (22) Deflected, assists: Victor Hedman (41) |
Statistics
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11 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
19 | Hits | 36 |
3 | Takeaways | 7 |
40 | Shots | 12 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
31 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
56.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.6 |
12 | Giveaways | 13 |
1 | Total Penalties | 2 |
2 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Mark Kastelic, C | Out | Apr 1 |
Charlie McAvoy, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 31 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Luke Glendening, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Game Information
TD Garden
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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46 | 25 | 96 | 4 |
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44 | 25 | 93 | 5 |
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44 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
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39 | 29 | 84 | 6 |
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35 | 30 | 79 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 75 | 7 |
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32 | 36 | 70 | 6 |
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30 | 36 | 69 | 9 |