Penguins 5 – Lightning 2: Evgeni Malkin had 2 goals and 1 assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away in the third period for a 5-2 win over the Lightning on Friday night. After a scoreless first period, Pittsburgh scored five times over the final 40 minutes.
Mark Streit had a goal and assist in his Penguins debut. Justin Schultz also added a goal and assist, giving him 41 points on the season. Malkin (1st), Streit (2nd), Schultz (3rd) were named the three stars of the game.
Tom Kuhnhackl added a late third period goal. Sidney Crosby had 2 assists in the win.
Matt Murray finished with 27 saves for his 24th win of the season.
