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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Wrap - Boston Wins 6-2

The Bruins earned a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday behind a 43-save performance from Jeremy Swayman at TD Garden.

Boston won as a +113 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Boston got goals from Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Trent Frederic, Parker Wotherspoon, Andrew Peeke, and Pavel Zacha in the victory. Frederic opened the scoring at 4:24 of the first period.

Jeremy Swayman turned in a 43-save effort for the Bruins.

Victor Hedman, and Conor Geekie scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Tampa Bay got a 18-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

Boston scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 45-24.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head home to face Anaheim.