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Coyle’s OT goal lifts Bruins past Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored 3:37 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.

Coyle picked up a loose puck to the right of Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, came out in front, and scored on a quick wrist shot.

Jake DeBrusk scored the other goal for Boston, which got 28 saves from Linus Ullmark. The Bruins improved to 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Pierre-Édouard Bellemare had the only goal for Tampa Bay, which is 0-2-2 in its past four games, and fell one point behind Boston in the race for third place in the Atlantic Division.