Marchand Scores In OT, Bruins Beat Lightning 1-0
TAMPA, Fla. -- Brad Marchand scored his 34th goal of the season nine seconds into the overtime period to give the Boston Bruins a 1-0 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday.
Boston (38-23-7) moved into a tie with the Lightning for first place in the Atlantic Division.
Bruins netminder Jonas Gustavsson had 42 saves in the win.
Tampa Bay (39-23-5) got 32 saves from Ben Bishop and several opportunities against Gustavsson but failed to put anything in the net.
Marchand's goal came when the Bruins got a 2-on-1 break off the faceoff. Patrice Bergeron carried the puck into the zone and made a clean pass to Marchand in the slot where he tipped the puck past Bishop for the goal.
In a tight-checking game, both teams found it tough to get anything in the net during regulation. Lightning forward Alex Killorn was robbed by Gustavsson on a tip from a shot by defenseman Nikita Nesterov shot in the second period.
Bishop made equally impressive saves in the period, one on a redirection attempt from Bruins forward Landon Ferraro and a second save on center Loui Eriksson when he skated cleanly into the slot.
The Lightning outshot the Bruins 34-21 in the final two periods.
NOTES: Lightning D Anton Stralman was not on the ice for warmups and the team called up D Luke Witkowski from AHL Syracuse. It's the first game Stralman has missed since joining the Lightning at the start of the 2014-15 season. ... Bruins G Tuukka Rask was a healthy scratch after making 47 saves in a 5-4 win against the Florida Panthers on Monday. ... Lightning D Andrej Sustr returned to the lineup after missing the past three games with an lower-body injury. ... Bruins RW David Pastrnak was demoted to the fourth line during Monday's game but was back on the second line with LW Loui Eriksson and C David Krejci.
