National Hockey League
Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Monday, October 13, 2025
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Jake Brenk, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 17850

Anthony Cirelli's pair of first-period goals helped the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning build a three-goal lead and hold off the Boston Bruins for a 4-3 victory on Monday afternoon.

Pontus Holmberg had a goal and an assist, Yanni Gourde added a goal, and Jonas Johansson made 30 saves for the Lightning, who shook their first 0-2-0 start under coach Jon Cooper.

Tampa Bay's Gage Goncalves and Jake Guentzel each had two assists.

The Lightning finished 5-for-5 on the penalty kill, with the last coming during Johansson's 10-save third period.

Casey Mittelstadt, Jordan Harris and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal for the Bruins, who saw their three-game season-opening win streak come to an end. Boston's Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 shots.

The Lightning scored 1:09 into the game as Cirelli tipped home Guentzel's shot from the right side. Guentzel picked off Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy at neutral ice and bumped the puck to Goncalves, who made the play with a cross-ice pass.

Cirelli made it 2-0 at 13:16 when he deposited Guentzel's backhand from behind the goal over Korpisalo's glove-side shoulder. Another turnover extended the Lightning's zone time before the goal.

Tampa Bay extended its lead to 3-0 on the opening shift of the second period. Holmberg drove to the net and spun to feed a wide-open Gourde for a tap-in at the 39-second mark.

Mittelstadt responded with Boston's first goal just 30 seconds later, scoring a wrist shot from the high slot off a strong rush sequence.

Tampa Bay reestablished a three-goal lead at 3:37 of the second period when Holmberg banged in a loose puck in the crease after Max Crozier centered it from the side wall.

Harris scored his first as a Bruin at 5:31. After David Pastrnak chipped the puck off the defensive zone wall, Harris beat Johansson with a short-side wrister.

Pavel Zacha's faceoff win led right to Geekie for a quick flick of the wrist from the left circle, bringing Boston back within 4-3 at 11:35.

With Boston skating 6-on-5 in the final minute, Pastrnak blocked Brandon Hagel's shot at an empty net before Johansson's key rebound stop on Geekie in the slot preserved the victory.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Boston
Anthony Cirelli 2 Points Pavel Zacha 2
Anthony Cirelli 2 Goals Morgan Geekie 1
Gage Goncalves 2 Assists Pavel Zacha 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonas Johansson .909 Save Percentage Joonas Korpisalo .826
Jonas Johansson 30 Saves Joonas Korpisalo 19
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 23 4 0-2 5-5 14 19
Boston 33 3 0-5 2-2 8 41
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Bruins have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Lightning have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.