Looking ahead to faceoff …
Game: Penguins (22-17-4) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (17-22-4)
Time: 1:08 p.m.
Site: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Fla.
TV, radio: Root Sports Network, 105.9 The X.
Here is the official live summary.
News updates are on our Penguins page. Josh Yohe is chillin’ in the Ice Palace.
Let’s Go Pens! Time for a rare Florida road-trip sweep…
Lightning have lost six games in a row, Penguins managed to beat Florida on Friday to snap their own six game losing streak but this game still concerns me.
Was the effort and passion on Friday related to the team coming together for a brief moment as a show of solidarity for their captain, of themselves, and their coaches. Or was Friday just a shallow moment in time where the team came together to only come back to their failures of this season.
Already starting better than most games in recent history with Bolts, no Roloson in net today as Boucher is starting Mathieu Garon.
Watching to see if Tampa uses the 1-3-1 vrs the Pens, and how the Pens respond if they do…
00:46 Tampa Stamkos 2:00 for Tripping. Pens on PP early
#Nealshoots sideways! Scores from the corner about a foot up off the leg of Caron.
Fleury good save on a Malone deflection
Kennedy fans on a puck open side of net.
06:24 Labrie, Engelland 5 minutes each for fighting
good start with Neal goal.
1-0 Pens mid-first
10:38 Park beats Garon stick side
2-0 Pens
Crossbar for Kennedy at 10:58
Lightning are bad, geesh.
Always about 1/3 Pens fans at Lightning games.
12:07 Kubina 2:00 for Hooking. Pens on PP again
Huge shorthanded save by Fleury
Garon has his neck protector removed after a hard shot by Kennedy hit him
LeCavalliere misses an open net, hits post
Actually went between Fleury’s legs
17:30 Shots on goal: Pens 17 Tampa 4
Engelland hits Downie and Downie’s stick goes into orbit over Florida
Lightning pressing hard as period winds down
2-0 Pens after 1 period.
Shots on Goal: Pens 17, Lightning 5
Steigerwald: “when was the last time the Pens had a two nothing lead? in a game? It’s been a while…”
Ummm… how about two nights ago?
*Neal leads league with 11 PP goals
02:18 Park hits a post. Now 6 posts/crossbars in two games ~~~!
Interesting to read the blog entry Dejan referenced in his tweet. I wish HNIC had contacted him regarding the column-especially since HNIC holds such an esteemed place with most hockey fans. All I can say is I almost always side with the reporter over any player when there is a “dispute” to the veracity of a claim. News gatherers were there before any individual player, and will remain to cultivate their reputation and build trust with their community long after any individual player has retired to a Florida golf course.
Cooke passes a chance to crush a defender. #LadyBing?
Pens lead 2-0 mid-point Second Period
Lovejoy: goalpost #3 tonight.
“Let’s Go Pens” chant audible thru TBT Forum
Malone high-sticks one into the net. No goal.
Caron stops Kunitz from point-blank
14:53 Downie boards Adams for a penalty. 2:00 Pens 3rd PP.
Tampa yet to have man-advantage.
StLouis nice D; blocks a Jeffrey shot front of net.
Final minute of second. Heavy hitting picks up both sides,
19:45 Downie 2:00 Roughing. Pens 4th PP
End of 2, Pens 2-0
Shots on Goal: Pens 32, Tampa 13
Third period: Pens start on PP for 1:45
Watch for:
Tampa to get a couple of power plays
StLouis to get his usual goal vrs Pens and break his 10 game goal-scoring drought
This one isn’t over yet…
Pens dominating scoring chances 20-4 so far
00:34 #Nealshootslow for another PP goal
3-0 Pens
Malkin’s assist gives him 48 points this season
02:00 Gilroy scores for Tampa to make it 3-1 Pens
04:01 Here’s the Tampa power play… Engelland high-sticking 2:00 Minutes
04:53 PP Goal
Ryan Malone scores left side on a pass deflection. Pens now lead 3-2
Timeout Pens
Root Sports penalty clock runs from 1:08 to zero after teams were at even strength following Tampa goal.
06:50 Purcell scores for Tampa to tie this game 3-3
07:20 Malkin misses the net on a great chance
07:38
Malkin dazzles and scores on a backhander to regain the lead, 4-3
09:27 Malkin highlight breakaway goal! 5-3 Pens
50th point for Malkin. 3 points off of the NHL scoring lead
13:11 Malkin, LeCavalier collide and exchange pleasantries. Both head to the box after a little roughhousing. Vinnie lands a punch
Penalties: LeCavalier 4 Roughing double-minor and a 10 minute misconduct, Malkin 2 minutes for roughing
Pens fail to score on the PP. Now 2 for 5
Malkin into empty net for a natural hat trick ! 6-3 Pens
19:04 time of goal. Malkin 5 points for the day, 51 for the season.
Malkin has his stick slashed from hands by Gilroy as he broke again for empty net.
No penalty called.
Final
Pens 6, Lightning 3
Pens 6 goals, three more posts (7 posts in two games)
Malkin is first, second, and third star of the game with 5 points.
Pens outshoot Bolts 44-20