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Lightning Top Bruins in Outdoor Shootout After Erasing 5–1 Deficit

Boston penalties plus disputed calls fueled a momentum swing that renewed scrutiny of officiating.

Overview

  • Tampa Bay's four-goal comeback included three late second-period power-play goals set up by a run of Bruins minors and extended 5-on-3s.
  • Jake Guentzel netted the lone shootout goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 41 in the 6-5 Lightning win.
  • Nikita Kucherov led the surge with a goal and three assists, including the third-period equalizer that forced overtime.
  • Overtime featured a contentious sequence as David Pastrnak's apparent winner did not stand and he was whistled for slashing, drawing postgame criticism from Boston.
  • The spectacle included the first goalie fight in an outdoor NHL game and a crowd of 64,617 on a rare cold night in Tampa, as the victory marked Tampa Bay's largest comeback and kept the club atop the East.