The Boston Bruins bent but didn’t break against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.
A relentless and desperate Lightning bunch found their groove in the final 20 after only landing six shots on net during the middle stanza. Yet, the Bruins went into the locker room at the second intermission tied at 1-1 after Pierre-Eduoard Bellemare capitalized on a Trent Frederic turnover to net the equalizer a mere 2:41 after Jake DeBrusk netted his 22nd goal of the season 47 ticks into the middle 20.
DeBrusk had his skating legs going from the get-go. But the Bruins needed timely stops from Linus Ullmark during the final stanza amid Tampa’s surge.