Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh added goals to help Tampa Bay snap a three-game skid. Cirelli and Ben Hagel had empty-netters.

Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning held Boston without a shot in the second period in a 6-2 victory over the Bruins on. Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh added goals to help Tampa Bay snap a three-game skid.

Anthony Cirelli scored twice, and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a three-game skid with a 6-2 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday. Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning (38-23-5),

In recent years, one of the best teams in the NHL has been the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have been dominant throughout the regular season and, more importantly, in the playoffs. The Lightning won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 and then made it back to the Cup final in 2022, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in six games.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are the hottest team in the NHL. They've won eight games in a row sandwiched around the 4 Nations Face-Off and last lost on Feb. 1.