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

The Bruins have allowed 211 goals while scoring 182 for a -29 scoring differential. Tampa Bay has an 8-11-0 record in Atlantic Division games and a 37-23-5 record overall. The Lightning have gone 37-6-2 when scoring three or more goals.

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.