Bruin Casey Mittelstadt took the puck away in the Tampa Bay defensive zone and dished to teammate Cole Koepke, who darted in alone on Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Koepke attempted to sneak the puck through Vasilevskiy, and an unlucky bounce allowed the puck to find the back of the net 10:32 into the period.

Cole Koepke, Casey Mittestadt, and Vinni Lettieri, all from Minnesota, hadn’t skated a single shift as an NHL trio until they lined up and took on the Lightning

All three players are in their first season with the new-look Bruins. Boston’s boldest move was dealing captain Brad Marchand, the last remaining player from its 2011 Stanley Cup championship team, to the Florida Panthers. “It was a tough day,” said Bruins forward David Pastrnak, one of the last familiar faces still wearing the black and gold.

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman is speaking up about trades that have affected his team. Those trades didn’t end up affecting the club on Saturday night. Boston knocked off Tampa Bay, 4-0, in a dominating effort.

Swayman, who was 0-4-2 in his previous six starts, got his fourth shutout of the season. Cole Koepke scored twice against his former team for the Bruins (29-28-8), who had lost th

Jeremy Swayman stopped all 26 shots he faced to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

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