TBL 6–5 BOS Final / SO · W
Lightning/Schedule/Recap Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 35-14-4
6–5
Final / SOW
Boston Bruins
BOS · 32-20-4
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT TBL 1832217091646 BOS 3202905000534 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Lightning lead the season series 2–0
TBL 35-14-4 · BOS 32-20-4 · Meeting 2 this season — the Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Lightning beat the Bruins

Down 1–5 in the 2nd period, the Lightning erased the deficit with four unanswered goals — Kucherov's equalizer — and won it in a shootout. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 1.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Lightning created the better chances: 5.2 expected goals to 3.1, on 46 and 34 shots on goal.

TBL 5.2 xG · 46 shots BOS 3.1 xG · 34 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 0.8 · 1.7
2nd 2.3 · 1.0
3rd 0.4 · 0.3
OT · the swing 1.7 · 0.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Lightning win 76.
TBL 76%BOS 24%

Goals and penalties

10 goals · 17 penalties
← Lightning shoot this way Bruins shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
00:11 Brandon Hagel
Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh · snap shot, a good chance (23%)
1–0
PEN
04:57 Dominic James· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
05:02 Viktor Arvidsson· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
07:48 Pontus Holmberg· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
11:24 Alex Steeves
Michael Eyssimont · snap shot, a good chance (23%)
1–1
3
15:36 Morgan Geekie
Charlie McAvoy, Jonathan Aspirot · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
1–2
PEN
16:55 Jake Guentzel· Tripping
Arvidsson scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
18:03 Viktor Arvidsson PP
Charlie McAvoy, Morgan Geekie · Power play (Guentzel, tripping) · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
1–3
2nd period
5
02:22 Matthew Poitras
Mark Kastelic · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
1–4
6
08:18 Morgan Geekie
David Pastrnak, Marat Khusnutdinov · slap shot, a good chance (17%)
1–5
PEN
09:07 Charlie McAvoy· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
7
10:28 Oliver Bjorkstrand PP
Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel · Power play (Kastelic, roughing) · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
2–5
PEN
10:28 Mark Kastelic· Roughing
Bjorkstrand scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:01 Jeremy Swayman· Goalie leave crease
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:01 Andrei Vasilevskiy· Goalie leave crease
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:01 Brandon Hagel· Slashing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:01 Charlie McAvoy· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:01 Andrei Vasilevskiy· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
11:01 Jeremy Swayman· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
14:03 Jeremy Swayman· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:16 Tanner Jeannot· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:45 Sean Kuraly· Closing hand on puck
Raddysh scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
8
15:50 Darren Raddysh PP
Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel · Power play (Kuraly, closing hand on puck) · slap shot, a good chance (13%)
3–5
9
16:13 Nick Paul PP
Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov · Power play (Kuraly, closing hand on puck) · tip in shot, a good chance (16%)
4–5
3rd period
PEN
00:18 David Pastrnak· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:35 Hampus Lindholm· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
10
11:50 Nikita Kucherov
Ryan McDonagh, Erik Cernak · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
5–5
Shootout
1 Gage Goncalves Save
2 Casey Mittelstadt Miss
3 Nikita Kucherov Miss
4 Fraser Minten Save
5 Jake Guentzel Goal
6 David Pastrnak Miss
Goaltending
−1.9
vs expected
29/34 saves · 5 GA · 3.1 xGA Allowed 1.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+0.2
vs expected
41/46 saves · 5 GA · 5.2 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team TBLBOS
Shots on goal
46
34
Expected goals
5.2
3.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
57%
43%
Power play
3/8
1/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Lightning went 3-for-8 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Bruins power plays.