Bruins win 3 straight as Bs beat Lightning

Zdeno Chara with his wife and daughter at a ceremony congratulating him for reaching 1000 NHL games
Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, of Slovakia, waves alongside his wife, Tatiana and daughter Elliz Victoria as he is honored for having played in 1,000 NHL hockey games during a ceremony prior to an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The Bruins honored Zdeno Chara and his 1000 games played milestone before the game with gifts. Once the puck dropped it was all business though as the Bruins finished off the Lightning in the third period as the Lightning hung around for as long as they could before Boston took over the game. The game would end 5-2 Bruins.

Quick game summary
In the first period, Steven Stamkos scored, making it 1-0 Tampa. Later, Shawn Thornton scored his 5th goal of the season to tie the game 1-1.

In the second period, Dennis Seidenberg scored his 4th goal of the season, making it 2-1 Bruins.

In the third period, Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal to tie the game 2-2. Later, Benoit Pouliot scored his 14th goal of the season, making it 3-2 Bruins. A few minutes later, Brad Marchand scored his 26th goal of the season, making it 4-2. Rich Peverley added an empty-net goal with 7 seconds left in the game, his 10th goal of the season, making it 5-2 Bruins.

Tim Thomas played in net and made some great saves, stopping 16 of 18 shots against him. Thomas is now 33-19-0 with a 2.39 GAA and a .920 save percentage this season.

Game notes
The Bruins kept the same lineup as the last game.

The Bruins led the game in shots 37-18, faceoff wins 37-17 and hits 31-17. The Lightning led the game in blocked shots 17-6.

The Bruins went 0-for-5 on the power-play while the Lightning went 1-for-4. The Bruins power-play is getting into playoff shape I guess.

Patrice Bergeron went 20-5 in the faceoff circle.

Zdeno Chara, honored before the game, had 3 assists, was +3 and had 6 shots.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 45-28-3 with 93 points. The next game for the Bruins is on Thursday hosting the Washington Capitals in Boston at 7pm ET. The Capitals are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. They should be a desperate team on Thursday because as of right now they're out of the playoffs.

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