In NHL Action- Pittsburgh Penguins Meets Tampa Bay Lighting
Tampa Bay Lighting visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at the CONSOL Energy Center. on Friday, and they are the two top goal scorers in the National Hockey League last season.
Right down to the final day of the 2010-11 season, Sidney Crosby and Steven Stamkos took their battle for the NHL goal-scoring race and by finishing with 51 apiece, they ended up sharing the Rocket Richard Trophy.
For the Friday’s matchup, NHL Betting Odds are not yet available.
Between Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh, this is the second meeting of the season.
When the Lighting beat the Penguins 5-3 on Oct. 27, the tiebreaking goal was scored by Martin St. Louis early in the third period and added a late empty-netter.
In regulation this season, this was the Penguins first road loss.
Starter Mike Smith was pulled at 12:15 of the first period allowing three goals on seven shots, Tampa Bay goalie Dan Ellis took over thereafter.
St. Louis said that he has been thrown by you there and you have been given a chance by him to get back in and said that was great.
Vincent Lecavalier, Teddy Purcell and Dana Tyrell also had markers for the Lightning.