Tuesday, 3 a.m.
It was kind of wobbly, to tell the truth.
The Tampa Bay Lightning couldn't win a face-off. They saw a comfortable lead turn into a nail-biter. They took too many penalties.
But they won.
And, after the start to their season, that was good enough.
The Bolts held on for a 4-3 win over the Boston Celtics Monday afternoon. They jumped to a 4-1 lead, but Boston charged back to close to within 4-3 coming into the final period.
The Bolts, who won only 18 of 60 faceoffs, got two wins from Anthony Cerilli in the final minute.
Cirelli also had the game's first two goals. Yanni Gourde and Pontus Holmberg also scored for Tampa Bay.
Casey Mittelstadt, Jordan Harris and Morgan Geekie all scored from Boston.
The Bolts' penalty killers helped the win by stopping the Bruins on five power plays.
Goalie Jonas Johansson made 30 saves (of 33 shots) for his first win of the year.
Tampa Bay plays at Washington tonight at 7 p.m.