from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,

The Bruins and Lightning are tied, 1-1, through two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, but that’s just the math.

The reality, after the Bolts’ 4-3 overtime win Tuesday night, is that the Lightning are heavier and faster than the Bruins, and their franchise goalie, Andrei Vasilevskiy, spent an easy night on the front-porch rocking chair in Game 2, facing only 25 shots.

Now Boston coach Bruce Cassidy has to decide whether to come back with backup-made-starter Jaroslav Halak with less than 24 hours of rest, or hand Game 3 to Dan Vladar for the 23-year-old Czech goaltender to make his NHL debut. No pressure there, right?...

Seconds before the winning strike by Ondrej Palat — on a sequence that included more Boston breakdowns than the old Central Artery at rush hour — Halak failed to glove a shot that whizzed by just wide of the right post. Seconds later, the puck squibbed from left to right through the slot and the onrushing Palat knocked it inside the right post from short range.

A different ending, a Boston win, virtually would have guaranteed Vladar being in there for Game 3 and asked to shepherd a 2-0 series lead. Now Cassidy has to make a decision, one all the harder with the Lightning playing with more pluck, more pace, more confidence, and the Five Hour Energy boost that comes from an OT win. Dan Vladar, Boston’s new Bobby Sprowl. Maybe.

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