Girardi OT Goal Lifts Lightning Over Bruins In Game 4, Tampa Takes 3-1 Series Lead

Rachael Perry

By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer

       BOSTON (AP) – Dan Girardi scored 3:18 into overtime on Friday night to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

        The Lightning jumped ahead 2-0 for the second straight game. But this time Boston answered with three straight goals, including a short-handed score by Patrice Bergeron, his second of the game, to break a third-period tie.

        Steven Stamkos tied it 3-all with seven minutes left in regulation. Girardi ended it when he got a stick on a pass from Alex Killorn that was deflected off Brian Gionta’s skate in the crease.

        Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for the Lightning, who will have a chance to clinch it at home on Sunday.

        Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for the Bruins.
 
        AP-WF-05-05-18 0222GMT
 

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