Steven Stamkos scored his 500th point with a tie-breaking power-play goal that sent the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-3 victory over the Bruins in Boston on Monday.
Brian Boyle scored two goals, and Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin and Valtteri Filppula added goals for the Lightning. Ben Bishop stopped 27 shots. It was Tampa Bay’s first win in Boston since March 25, 2010.
“It could have easily been a, ‘Here we go again moment’ with the way we’ve struggled in this building,” Stamkos said. “This is a different team. A different team from last year with a lot of experience.