Sports: NHL hockey: Tampa Bay's Lightning 6 vs 1 Boston's Bruins

TAMPA, FLA.—Once Steven Stamkos scored, there was no stopping him from doing it again.

The NHL goals leader scored twice to reach 50 in a season for the second time, and the Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a big early lead before coasting to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

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The 22-year-old Stamkos, who moved into a tie for the league's scoring lead with Evgeni Malkin with 84 points, also scored his 49th and 50th goals in the same game two seasons ago.

“It was definitely in the back of my mind. It was nice last time I did it to get to 49 and 50 in one game,” said Stamkos, the first pick in the 2008 draft. “That was definitely running through my mind.”

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