Jeremy Swayman made the difference in the Bruins ending their six-game losing streak over the weekend with his 40 saves against the Panthers.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins aim to stop a five-game slide with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay is 21-15-2 overall with a 1-5-0 record in Atlantic Division play. The Lightning have a +34 scoring differential, with 140 total goals scored and 106 conceded.

Mason Lohrei scored for the Bruins early in the third to cut Tampa’s lead to 2-1, but Boston would get no closer.

Tampa Bay Lightning blueliner Ryan McDonagh has had a marvelous NHL career because of his incredibly dependable defensive play. View the original article to see embedded media. However, while McDonagh is known for his reliability,

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, Michael Eyssimont and ...

The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

The Tampa Bay Lightning put the finishing touches on a quick two-game homestand by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 at AMALIE Arena on Thursday. A shorthanded goal by Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring with 5:53 left in the second period, and forward Mikey Eyssimont doubled Tampa Bay’s lead in the final minute of the middle frame.

Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night. Brandon Hagel had a goal ...

Radio broadcaster Dave Mishkin recaps Tampa Bay's victory over Boston The Lightning edged the Bruins in a spirited game and picked up a key divisional victory. The triumph allowed Tampa Bay to leapfrog Boston in the standings, and the Lightning still own five games in hand on the Bruins.

Boston Bruins (20-18-5, in the Atlantic Division ... The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Hagel has 18 goals and 25 assists for the Lightning.

Following morning skate on Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that forward Jack Finley was recalled from the Syracuse Crunch. Finley has skated in 10 games with the Crunch this season, scoring two goals and six points total.