Bruins Drop Tight Contest To Tampa Bay Lightning
The Boston Bruins (43-26-8) fell just short in a playoff-style game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-22-6) inside Amalie Arena on Saturday night. The single most remarkable stat from tonight's loss? It's the first time this season the Bruins lost in regulation when leading after the second period.
They entered 31-0-4. They're now 31-1-4. Of those five total games, Tampa Bay now is two of the losses.
First is tonight, flipping a 1-0 Boston lead into a 3-1 Bolts victory. Before that is the infamous Stadium Series collapse, where the Bruins blew a 5-1 lead. Tonight came down to a matter of inches.
Early, Boston had the edge. Viktor Arvidsson made an incredible play to set up Casey Mittelstadt for the 1-0 lead: Arvi with the filthy š pic. twitter.
com/HZIzvvAYN1 ā Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 4, 2026 As the game wore on, Tampa asserted themselves more and more. Charle-Edouard D'Astous picked up a loose puck after a flubbed clear by Andrew Peeke. His first shot was stopped by Jeremy Swayman, but not the rebound.