Tampa Lightning's Late Goal Snatches Win

0:00Tepa Bay Lightning pulled off a tight two-to-one win over the Boston Bruins last Saturday thanks to Amio Lilleber's rebound goal with just. 95 seconds on the clock. That late strike snapped Tampa's three-game skid and kept Boston from locking up their playoff spot right then and there. Brandon Hagel netted the equalizer for the bolts, while Andrej Vasilevsky stood tall with 19 saves. Tampa's already punched their postseason ticket, but slipped to third in the Atlantic Division after the rough patch. Over in Boston, Morgan Geeky tallied their long goal and Jeremy Swaman turned aside 22 shots, but it marked their fifth straight loss. The Bruins still hold the top wildcard in the east, though a win or even an OT defeat with some help elsewhere could have sealed it. The game stayed scoreless until midway through the second, when Geeky slipped one past Vasilevsky. Tampa answered in the third, with Hagel's sneaky wrist shot through the legs, setting up Lilleber's clutch finish on that juicy rebound.

1:00Tampa wraps the regular season at home against Detroit on Monday and the Rangers on Wednesday, while Boston has the Columbus Sunday before hosting. New Jersey, Tuesday plenty of drama left to play out in these final pushes. You've been listening to Tampa Bay News today, AI-powered local news.