Overview
- Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal to cap Tampa Bay’s 6-5 win after trailing 5-1 early in the second period.
- The victory was the Lightning’s largest comeback in franchise history and was reported as the biggest in an NHL outdoor game.
- Goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jeremy Swayman fought in the second period in the first goalie bout ever during an NHL outdoor game, a moment players credited with shifting momentum.
- Boston took seven minor penalties that yielded extended 5-on-3 time, and Tampa Bay answered with three straight power-play goals late in the second period.
- Overtime included a slashing call on David Pastrnak before the shootout, and Bruins players and coach Marco Sturm criticized the officiating after Tampa received seven consecutive power plays to close regulation and OT.