Lightning pulls through to force Game 7 with Boston, 5-4

Martin St. Louis & Teddy Purcell each scored twice and resilient goalie Dwayne Roloson weathered a hat trick by Boston’s David Krejci as the Tampa Bay Lightning stayed alive in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 5-4 win over the Bruins to force a Game 7, which will take place this Friday night in Boston.

The Bruins are seeking their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals in 21 years while the Lightning will try to clinch their first appearance on hockey’s biggest stage since they won their only Stanley Cup championship in 2004.

Meanwhile on the west side of Canada, the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks await patiently for their opponent in the Staney Cup Finals.