The Bruins have allowed 211 goals while scoring 182 for a -29 scoring differential. Tampa Bay has an 8-11-0 record in Atlantic Division games and a 37-23-5 record overall. The Lightning have gone 37-6-2 when scoring three or more goals.

This game featured one of the most dominant periods in Lightning history. In the second, the Lightning outscored Boston, 3-0. They outshot the Bruins, 20-0. And they held a mindboggling attempt advantage of 42-3. Their work in the middle stanza allowed them to break open a 1-1 game and snap a three-game winless skid.