TAMPA, Fla. - J.T. Brown and Anton Stralman scored 15 seconds apart soon after Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos got into a fight, and the Lightning stopped a 10-game losing streak against the Boston Bruins with a 5-3 victory Sunday.
Tampa Bay also got goals from Vladislav Namestnikov, Jason Garrison and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning's last win over Boston was on Mar. 13, 2012, a 6-1 victory.
Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara and Daniel Paille scored for the Bruins, who are 0-3-2 over their last five games and hold a one-point lead over Ottawa for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. The Senators have played two fewer games.
Less than a minute after Stamkos fought Boston's Brad Marchand at 10:05 of the first, Brown (10:47) and Stralman (11:02) beat Tuukka Rask to put the Lightning up 3-1.
RED WINGS 2, BLUES 1, OT
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Abdelkader's power-play goal 24 seconds into overtime lifted the Detroit Red Wings over the St. Louis Blues.
The teams reignited their old Western Conference rivalry, accumulating 36 penalty minutes in a third period that included multiple skirmishes on the ice. The Red Wings had a man advantage for the final 1:21 of regulation and the opening moments of overtime.
Abdelkader's winner was just the second power-play goal the Blues have allowed in 25 chances over the past seven games.
The Red Wings' Erik Cole tied it at 1 just 24 seconds into the third period. Alexander Steen started the scoring for the Blues with a power-play goal at 9:38 of the second.
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