David Pastrnak was heartbroken after nearly winning the game against the Lightning

Sunday’s meeting ended in trouble for the Boston Bruins as they fell 6-5 in a shootout to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium.

David Pastrnak appeared to score the game-winning goal 22 seconds into overtime with a snipe past Vasilevskiy, but the goal was disallowed by a delayed shot for the Bruins. The whistle was barely audible over the crowd, so Pastrnak and Jeremy Swayman were caught in the middle of the celebration.

David Pastrnak thought he won the game for Boston … but ended up in the penalty box for slashing. pic.twitter.com/D4kKsdk8fDi

— ESPN (@espn) February 2, 2026

Tampa Bay drew first blood just 11 seconds into the contest when Brandon Hagel’s shot beat Swayman. Boston responded aggressively, with Alex Steeves tying the game at 1-1 at 11:24 on a Mikey Easimont feed, his ninth goal of the season and first since Dec. 23. Morgan Geekie then gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead on a tip-in by Charlie McAvoy, followed by a goal on a 3-pointer by Victor Ar-8. 3-1. Boston outscored the Lightning 20-8 in the first period.

The Bruins’ momentum continued early in the second period. Matthew Poitras, in just his second game since being called up from Providence on Jan. 29, scored 2:22 into the period to become the youngest Boston player to score in an outdoor game, surpassing David Pastrnak’s 2019 Winter Classic record at age 22. Geekie scored his second goal of the night at 8:18 off a Russian Pastrnak at 8:18. 5-1. That goal was his 32nd of the season and sixth in the last five games.

Tampa Bay then pulled off a historic comeback. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored on the power play at 10:28 to make it 5-2. A few moments later, the game experienced a historic moment as Svimen and Andrej Vasilevski dropped their gloves at center icethe first goalie fight in NHL outdoor game history. A brief scuffle added to the mayhem, with Vasilevskiy eventually taking down Swayman, and that helped swing the momentum toward the Lightning.

Penalties began to pile up for the Bruins, and the Lightning capitalized on back-to-back goals from Darren Raddish and Nick Paul just 23 seconds into the game to cut the deficit to 5-4. Nikita Kucherov tied the game at 5-5 at 11:50 of the third period with a one-timer over Swayman. In the third period alone, Boston managed just five shots, while the Lightning fired 25, including nine in overtime.

Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel settled it in the shootout, scoring the only goal in three runs, while Pastrnak’s third-round shot bounced off the post. The Lightning completed their first four-goal comeback in franchise and outdoor game history, snapping a strong Atlantic Division streak with 17 wins in 19 games.

Hoping to bounce back from the loss, the Bruins next face the Florida Panthers on Wednesday in their final game before the Olympic break.