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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Recap - Penguins Win 5-4
Evgeni Malkin scored a pair of goals against the Lightning as Pittsburgh handed Tampa Bay a 5-4 defeat on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by -101 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin(2), Kris Letang, Michael Bunting, and Sidney Crosby in the victory. Crosby opened the scoring at 4:20 of the first period.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 of 35 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Steven Stamkos(2), Nicholas Paul, and Anthony Duclair scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Alex Nedeljkovic.
Tampa Bay got a 23-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-2, while the Lightning were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Pittsburgh 35-28 in the game.
Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Maple Leafs. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Columbus.