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.

A goal scored with Tampa Bay on the penalty kill propels it to a 2nd straight home win over a tough Eastern Conference opponent.

His latest career milestone undoubtedly presents this. After recording an assist on Brandon Hagel's second-period goal against the Boston Bruins on Jan. 9, McDonagh has officially hit the 400-point mark in his career. It took the 35-year-old defender 967 ...

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 Boston Bruins are falling and falling fast as a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena, stretching their recent skid to a season-long six games.

(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 ...

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.

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Boston Bruins after Nikita Kucherov scored two goals in the Lightning's 5-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Anthony Cirelli and Michael Eyssimont scored second-period goals as the host Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston 4-1 on Thursday to extend the Bruins' season-worst losing streak to six games.

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.

Boston Bruins (21-19-5, in the Atlantic Division ... Kucherov has 20 goals and 41 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has scored five goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.

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