BOSTON — The Boston Bruins needed an energy boost in the second period of their matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night, and David Backes stepped up to provide it.
With just under fives minute left in the second stanza of Game 3 at TD Garden, the B’s winger and Lightning center Cedric Paquette engaged in a shoving match behind Tampa Bay’s net before dropping the gloves and trading blows.
You can watch the scrap here.
The mini-bout served as the first fight in this second-round Stanley Cup playoff series, which currently is knotted at one game apiece.
