In an almost comically dominant second period, the Lightning scored three straight goals and cruised to a 6-2 win. The B’s played pretty well in the first period and not bad in the third period, but that second period – when the Bolts held a 20-0 shot advantage – was a doozy.

Boston was outshot, 20-0, in the second period and fell behind, 4-1, in falling to 30-30-8 on the season. The Bruins showed some signs of life in the third period, but Tampa Bay (38-23-5) were content to dump and chase and keep Boston’s skaters outside the circles after Marat Khusnutdinov scored 23 seconds into the third.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins NHL game to be played on March 15, 2025 on ESPN.