Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning put the finishing touches on a quick two-game homestand by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 at AMALIE Arena on Thursday. A shorthanded goal by Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring with 5:53 left in the second period, and forward Mikey Eyssimont doubled Tampa Bay’s lead in the final minute of the middle frame.

A goal scored with Tampa Bay on the penalty kill propels it to a 2nd straight home win over a tough Eastern Conference opponent.

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Vasilevskiy will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home showdown against the Hurricanes, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site. Vasilevskiy will look to get back on the right track at home after losing back-to-back starts on Tampa Bay's West Coast road trip.

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Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored and the San Jose Sharks snapped an eight-game winless streak by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1.

Nikita Kucherov found Point cutting to the slot where he received the pass and spun around to his forehand to snap a shot past Pytor Kochetkov on the winning goal.

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 for their fourth consecutive victory. Mikey Anderson scored in the first period and Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves for the Kings while shutting out Tampa Bay over the final 58 1/2 minutes.