David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

Boston Bruins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, right, is congratulated by Mason Lohrei (6) after his goal off Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP

For one night anyone, it felt like old times on Causeway. With bad blood spilling all over TD Garden between two teams that played a week ago, the Boston Bruins sprinted to a 4-0 second period lead and hung on for a 6-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lighting are showing no tolerance and benching a star forward ahead of a crucial divisional matchup.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without Brayden Point versus the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins on Tuesday as head coach Jon Cooper has elected to scratch the talented center after he missed a team meeting,

Lightning forward Brayden Point is finding out the hard way what happens when you miss a team meeting, regardless of his star status.