The Tampa Bay Lightning put the finishing touches on a quick two-game homestand by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 at AMALIE Arena on Thursday.
A shorthanded goal by Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring with 5:53 left in the second period, and forward Mikey Eyssimont doubled Tampa Bay’s lead in the final minute of the middle frame.
Defenseman Mason Lohrei pulled Boston within a goal of the home team, but the Lightning added one into the empty net as well as a late power-play goal to win 4-1.
Brayden Point's power-play marker was the 600th point of his NHL career, and defenseman Ryan McDonagh hit 400 career points with his two-assist night.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for the win, helping Tampa Bay improve to 22-15-2 this season.
The Lightning have a road back-to-back this weekend, beginning in New Jersey on Saturday.
Scoring summary
First period
None
Shots on goal: TBL 10, BOS 9
Second period
TBL 1, BOS 0
14:07 Anthony Cirelli (16) - Brandon Hagel, Ryan McDonagh - SH
Forward Anthony Cirelli caught Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman off guard after a shorthanded breakaway by Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel, and Cirelli buried the shot for the game’s first goal.
TBL 2, BOS 0
19:10 Mikey Eyssimont (4) - Nick Paul, McDonagh
Forward Mikey Eyssimont doubled the home team’s lead in the final minute of period two, beating Swayman with a shot low blocker.
Shots on goal: TBL 13, BOS 7
Third period
TBL 2, BOS 1
Mason Lohrei (2) - Andrew Peeke, Brad Marchand
2:05 Defenseman Mason Lohrei halved the Lightning lead in the opening minutes of the third period. Lohrei dragged the puck to the inner left hashmark before scoring on a shot.
TBL 3, BOS 1
18:28 Brandon Hagel (19) - Nikita Kucherov, Erik Cernak - EN
Hagel's second point of the net was the win-sealing empty-net goal.
TBL 4, BOS 1
Brayden Point (25) - Kucherov, Victor Hedman - PP
Brayden Point's 600th career point was a power-play goal and put an exclamation point on Thursday's win.
Total shots: TBL 31, BOS 28
