Steven Stamkos keeps rolling, but the Lightning don't. Tampa lost 5-2 to the Boston Bruins, despite Stamkos' two goals and now 55 on the season. The Bruins fired 38 shots on Dwayne Roloson, while the Lightning only had 18 on Tim Thomas. Zdeno Chara had three assists and David Krejci chipped in with two helpers for the Bruins. The full game summary is below.
1st period
-Stamkos scores his first of the game and 54th, assisted by Martin St. Louis
-Shawn Thornton scores his fifth to tie it up, assisted by Zdeno Chara.
2nd period
-Dennis Seidenberg puts the Bruins on top with his 4th, assisted by Chara and Krejci
3rd period
-Stamkos gets his second goal of the game and 55th of the season, assisted Victor Hedman and St. Louis
-Benoit Pouliot scores a controversial goal, could have been goalie interference on Chris Kelly. That would be his 14th, assisted by Brian Rolston and Chara.
-Brad Marchand scores his 26th, assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Tyler Seguin.
-Rich Peverley gets the empty netter, his 10th. The lone assist goes to Krejci.
Next up: Tampa travels to New Jersey on Thursday, facing the Devils who are coming off a 2-1 shootout win over the Florida Panthers.