Chara Nets Go-Ahead Goal In 3rd, Bruins Beat Lightning 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Zdeno Chara scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Tuukka Rask made 18 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night for their first three-game winning streak since early December.
Boston also got goals from Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Frank Vatrano. Brad Marchand had two assists late in the second after possibly getting away with a penalty.
Alex Killorn scored twice and Brayden Point also had a goal for the Lightning, who are 3-8-2 in their last 13 games. Victor Hedman had three assists, and Ben Bishop 31 stopped shots.
Chara's shot from the top of the left circle made it 3-2 at 7:51 of the third. Vatrano added a power-play goal later in the period.
Point got his goal late in the third.
After Bergeron tipped home Adam McQuaid's shot 18:08 into the second, Krejci put Boston up 2-1 with 0.9 seconds left in the period.