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The Lightning dropped a key 5-4 decision to the Bruins today, with their Eastern Conference lead down to two points pending the outcome of the Flyers-Rangers game today. The Lightning will now have to wait until next season (or perhaps the playoffs) to look for their first win in Boston in nearly 10 years. It sure looked like the skid would be over when the Lightning raced out to a 3-0 late first period lead, thanks to the relentless forecheck they rediscovered against Buffalo the other night. But a late Bruin goal in the period gave them momentum, and within a few minutes of the second, Boston had come all the way back. The winning goal came in the third when the Lightning had a very bad line change, allowing Boston's Michael Nylander to skate in alone on Khabibulin and score. Speaking of Khabibulin, he was pretty mediocre today, allowing one howler when Sergei Gonchair's fluttering shot skipped off his glove and into the net. The Lightning will have to lace it up in less than 24 hours against the Islanders tomorrow in Uniondale.