Lightning strike quickly, beat Bruins 4-1, lead series 2-1

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    Between the birth of his first child in Tampa Bay and Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Boston, Yanni Gourde squeezed in what could be his last nap for a while.

    The Lightning forward spent the night with his wife and newborn daughter in the hospital on the off-day and flew to Boston on Wednesday. He missed the morning skate, but was waiting for his teammates at lunch.

    He received quite a greeting.

    "It was like we scored a game-winning goal," coach Jon Cooper said after Ondrej Palat scored twice and Gourde assisted on Tampa Bay's third goal in a 4-1 victory over Boston that gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead in the series.

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