Boston Bruins
Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots as Boston lost its second straight game on a four-game trip.
Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman (1) saves a shot from Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Corey Perry (10) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) AP
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Darren Raddish broke the tie with 5:31 left and Tampa Bay beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night, hours after the Lightning clinched a playoff spot.
The Atlantic Division leaders Lightning finished in the Eastern Conference after Detroit lost 4-1 to the New York Rangers in the afternoon. Boston ranks first in the East.
After assisting on defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous’s equalizer at 2:13 of the third, Raddysh put the Lightning ahead with a shot from an acute angle past goaltender Jeremy Swayman from the right side on a break.
Nikita Kucherov added his 42nd goal of the season into an empty net, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves to help the Lightning finish a seven-game homestand record of 5-1-1.
Casey Mittelstadt scored for Boston in the second goal. Swayman stopped 20 shots as the Bruins lost their second straight game on a four-game trip. They lost 2-1 at Florida on Thursday night.
Bruins: At Philadelphia on Sunday.
Lightning: At Buffalo on Monday night.
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