Under duress from Charlie Coyle, Victor Hedman lost the puck just inside his left point position and Poitras pounced on it, ...

Bruins forward Matt Poitras made the most of his first NHL game since Nov. 9, sparking Boston to a 6-2 win over Tampa.

A poor start doomed the Lightning, as they allowed four unanswered goals in the opening 26:05. Although they pushed hard in ...

It would have been a good play at any point in the game, but the fact that Matt Poitras notched a pretty assist in his second shift after the Bruins summoned him back to the NHL set an important tone.

David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each logged a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman tied his career-high mark with 43 saves ...

The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team ...

Being back in the NHL tends to make days sunny again.

Trent Frederic gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 4:24 of the first period. Matthew Poitras skated in on a 2-on-1, showed patience ...

The win, paced by early goals from Trent Frederic, Parker Wotherspoon, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak, was the second in a ...

Boston Bruins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, right, is congratulated by Mason Lohrei (6) after his goal off Tampa Bay ...

Poitras notched an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Lightning. Poitras was able to get on the scoresheet in his first NHL contest since Nov. 9. The Bruins' offense has sputtered for much of the ...

Second Period_3, Boston, Marchand 16 (Pastrnak), 1:13. 4, Boston, Pastrnak 20 (Zacha, Peeke), 6:05. 5, Tampa Bay, Geekie 6 (Hedman, Raddysh), 8:50. 6, Tampa Bay, Hedman 7 (Paul, Kucherov), 19:42.