It’s a tough league,” Poitras said of the NHL. “When things don’t go your way, it’s obviously very frustrating. I was frustrated. But I feel better now.” Being back

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Matt Poitras looked more like a player who captured the imagination of fans last year than the one who struggled through 14 games this season.

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.

For this contest against the Lightning, the Bruins are going to have a far different-looking lineup Recent call-ups Matt Poitras and Vinni Lettieri will be on the third line with Trent Frederic. The fourth line also has a new look,

A second-period push wasn’t enough for the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in a 6-2 road loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Boston built a 4-0 lead through the game’s first 26 minutes of hockey,