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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Wrap - Boston Wins 3-1

Boston got a pair of goals from Taylor Hall as the Bruins skated to a 3-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday at TD Garden.

The Bruins were a -169 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Taylor Hall(2), and Brad Marchand each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Hall opened the scoring for Boston.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 28 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 of 25 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 1-for-1, while the Lightning were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot Boston 28-26 in the game.

Boston heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.