Cirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning held Boston with no shot within the second interval in a 6-2 victory over the Bruins 6-2 on Saturday evening.

Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh added targets to assist Tampa Bay snap a three-game skid. Cirelli and Ben Hagel had empty-netters.

Elias Lindholm and Marat Khusnutdinov scored for the Bruins. They’re 2-2 since trading three longtime cornerstone players — including captain Brad Marchand — on the deadline.

Paul’s aim off a rebound from the left fringe of the crease made it 2-1 at 2:13 of the second.

Coming off a shootout loss at Philadelphia, the Lightning jumped forward on Hedman’s aim on the second rebound out of a scramble early into the sport.

Lindholm’s one-timed a shot previous Andrei Vasilevskiy off a nifty feed from Andrew Peeke, tying it within the opening interval.

The groups confronted one another for the second time in eight days after Boston won at Tampa Bay in its first recreation after the trades.

Takeaways

Lightning: Regardless of scuffling these days following an impressive February once they went 7-0-1, they’re nonetheless in place to make a run at one of many Atlantic Division’s high two seeds.

Bruins: They transfer nearer to being eradicated from postseason play for the primary time since 2016 as they sit exterior a crowded wild-card chase.

Key second

With Tampa Bay main 2-1 seconds after its energy play expired, Cirelli, positioned within the slot, tipped Ryan McDonagh’s shot previous Jeremy Swayman.

Key stat

Boston was outshot 20-0 within the second. It was the Bruins’ second interval this season with no shot on aim. Earlier than that, they hadn’t had a interval with out one since 2007. The Bruins completed with 12 photographs on aim.