The Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday wrapped up a seven-game homestand with a 3-1 victory against the Boston Bruins.
Tampa Bay is now 48-22-6 this season.
Casey Mittelstadt made it 1-0 Boston with a slot shot 6:47 into the second period before Lightning defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous tied the game just 2:13 into the third on his own rebound look.
Bolts defenseman Darren Raddysh’s 21st goal of the season set a new franchise record for goals by a defender in a single season and made it 2-1 Lightning with 5:31 remaining for the game-winner. Nikita Kucherov wrapped the game with an empty-net goal.
Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 21 saves.
The Lightning will next kick off a four-game divisional road trip with a 7 p.m. game this Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres.
Scoring summary
First period
None.
Shots on goal: TBL 8, BOS 8
Second period
BOS 1, TBL 0
6:47 Casey Mittelstadt (15) - Viktor Arvidsson, Pavel Zacha
Forward Casey Mittelstadt got the Bruins going with his goal from the slot that snuck past the left post.
Shots on goal: BOS 11, TBL 5
Third period
BOS 1, TBL 1
2:11 Charle-Edouard D’Astous (6) - Oliver Bjorkstrand, Darren Raddysh
The Lightning notched the tying goal early in the third with defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous burying his own rebound near the left post.
TBL 2, BOS 1
14:29 Darren Raddysh (21) - JJ Moser
Tampa Bay earned its first lead with Darren Raddysh’s record-breaking score, this one a shot from the right faceoff circle on a rush look.
TBL 3, BOS 1
18:27 Nikita Kucherov (42) - Jake Guentzel, Ryan McDonagh - EN
The night ended with an empty-net goal from Nikita Kucherov.
Total shots: TBL 23, BOS 22
