The rivalry between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning has become intense and will continue ... [+] in their second round playoff series this week. One year after the Blue Jackets eliminated the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, the Lightning got their revenge with a five-game series victory this year. The Bruins have waited for revenge ever since that series two years ago, but Columbus altered Boston’s path to the 2019 Cup final. Boston lost three out of four games to Tampa Bay in the long-ago regular season, including a 5-3 Lightning victory that featured 94 penalty minutes. In fact, Halak didn’t play against Tampa Bay this season and hasn’t faced the Lightning since March 2018.

Source: Forbes August 22, 2020 19:30 UTC