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Lightning Win Stadium Series After Largest Outdoor-Game Comeback, Beat Bruins in Shootout

A run of Bruins penalties after a rare goalie fight handed Tampa extended power plays that turned a 5-1 deficit into a 6-5 victory.

Overview

  • Jake Guentzel scored the only shootout goal as Tampa Bay prevailed 6-5, with Nikita Kucherov tying the game in the third and posting a goal and three assists.
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jeremy Swayman fought in the second period in the first goalie bout in an NHL outdoor game, and both remained in net after five-minute majors.
  • Boston led 5-1 midway through the second before seven Bruins minors set up multiple 5-on-3s, fueling three Lightning power-play goals and a momentum shift.
  • The announced crowd of 64,617 at Raymond James Stadium saw the Lightning set a franchise record for largest comeback in their first home outdoor game on an unusually cold Florida night.
  • Bruins players and coaches questioned the officiating after overtime confusion on a Pastrnak penalty and a stretch of seven straight Tampa power plays, while coach Marco Sturm became the first person to appear in an NHL outdoor game as both player and head coach.