Bruins beat Lightning on Veterans Day

Jarome Iginla celebrates a goal
BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 11: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Boston Bruins smiles after scoring a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the TD Garden on November 11, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
Yesterday the Bruins took on the Tampa Bay Lightning in an afternoon Veterans Day game. The Bruins played well and controlled most of the game and ended up shutting out the Lightning 3-0.

Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened.

In the second period, Bruins Patrice Bergeron scored his 6th goal of the season, making it 1-0 Bruins. Only 20 seconds later, Bruins Daniel Paille scored his 2nd goal of the season, making it 2-0 Bruins.

In the third period, with 59 seconds left in the game, Bruins Jarome Iginla scored his 4th goal of the season, an empty-net goal, making it 3-0 Bruins.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and stopped all 28 shots he faced. Rask is now 10-4-1 with a 1.52 GAA and a .948 save percentage this season.

Both teams had 27 faceoff wins. The Bruins led the game in hits 31-25 and blocked shots 14-5. The Lightning led the game in shots 28-26. The Bruins went 0-for-1 on the power-play while the Lightning went 0-for-4.

Jarome Iginla led the Bruins with 4 shots. Jarome Iginla, Shawn Thornton and Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 4 hits. Dougie Hamilton led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.

Player notes
Adam McQuaid did not play as he's still hurt from the Toronto game and no details were released about the injury. Matt Bartkowski took McQuaid's place in the lineup. Jordan Caron was a healthy scratch.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 11-5-1 with 23 points and 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. The next game for the Bruins is on Thursday when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets in Boston at 7pm ET.

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