The Bruins entered first intermission knotted 1-1, but were outclassed in the second period, failing to register a shot on goal.

For the second straight game the Bruins couldn’t overcome a dreadful period — this time it was the second — and lost to the Lightning, 6-2, Saturday night at TD Garden. Boston was outshot, 20-0, in the second period and fell behind, 4-1, in falling to 30-30-8 on the season.

Victor Hedman opened the scoring early in the game before Boston tied the score late in the period. Tampa Bay then scored three goals in the second period while outshooting Boston 20 to zero. The Bruins scored 23 seconds into the third period, but the final result was capped with a pair of empty-net goals from the Lightning.