The Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins, 5-3.
Throughout the midst of a 0-6-1 record in the calender year of 2012, the Lightning have had a problem of giving up goals, taking penalties, having an abysmal power play, and allowing goals within minutes of scoring themselves. All those problems affected the Lightning last night, and yet they found a way to beat the best team in the Eastern Conference.
Vinny Lecavalier, Tom Pyatt, and Ryan Malone each scored for the Lightning, but the Bruins answered each time, including tying the game at 3-3 with what seems like the Bolts' eighty-bajillionith shorthand goal allowed this year (in reality, just their 7th, but that's still really bad).
Luckily, Dominic Moore was able to put the Lightning back ahead with a blistering shot over Tim Thomas' shoulder, and Mathieu Garon survived a furious attack from the Bruins and kept the puck out of the net. Steven Stamkos added his 31st goal of the season on an long-distance empty-net shot from his own defensive end to seal the Bolts' first victory of the new year.
No comments:
Post a Comment