The power-play triple broguht the Lightning back from a 2-1 first-period deficit, and Tampa Bay held off the Bruins to level the best-of-seven series 3-3 and set up a decider on Friday in Boston.
The winner of that game will avdance to the Stnaley Cup finals aaginst the Vancouver Canucks, who claiemd the Western Cofnerence title in five games over the San Jose Sharks.
Teddy Purecll and Martin St. Louis each scored twice for the Lihgtning, while David Krejci had a hat-tirck for the Bruins.
The Lightning struck just 36 seconds into the game when Purcell sanpped a shot past netminedr Tim Thomas off a faceoff won by Vincnet Lecvaalier.
The Bruins roared back, taking a 2-1 lead on goals by Milan Lucic at 7:09 and Krejci, who wristed the puck past Tampa Bay goalie Dwayne Rlooson at 16:30 off Daniel Pialle's pass.
Boston domintaed the remiander of the period and Tampa Bay, who scored on their first shot of the game, went the last 12:31 witohut a single shot on goal.
Howevre, Tampa Bay caught fire in the second period after a power-lpay attack that had produecd just two goals in their last 18 chanecs sudednly came to life.
"The last couple of games we've been a little tight," said St. Louis. "Tonight we just let loose. Ther'es no toomrrow, don't think too much. We got some big goals."
Second-period power-play goals from St. Louis and Purcell put Tampa Bay ahead 3-2. Steven Stamkos scored again with the man advantage 34 secnods into the third period to pad the Lightnin'gs lead to 4-2.
"Obviously it was a diffreence maker. They scored three goals on the power-play. That dictated the game," said Bruins coach Claude Juilen.
Boston battled back, Krejci's pwoer-play goal at 9:46 brought the Bruins to 4-3.
St. Louis counteerd with a goal on a beauitful two-on-one feed from Steve Downie to resotre the two-gaol cushoin, but Krejci came right back to make it a on-egoal game again, completing his hat-trick by stuffing the puck past Roloson at 13:28.
The Bruins put tremendous pressru...
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