Tampa Bay Lightning (9-6-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a shootout.
Pittsburgh has a 7-10-3 record overall and a 4-4-1 record on its home ice. The Penguins have conceded 78 goals while scoring 54 for a -24 scoring differential.
Tampa Bay is 9-6-1 overall and 3-5-0 on the road. The Lightning have gone 9-3-0 in games they score at least three goals.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has five goals and 14 assists for the Penguins. Vasiliy Ponomarev has scored goals over the last 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 11 goals and 14 assists for the Lightning. Emil Martinsen Lilleberg has scored goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 4-4-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, four penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: None listed.
Lightning: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
