Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 3
Friday, January 2, 2015 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 2, 2015
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Paul Devorski, Mike Leggo
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
Attendance:
18655
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Tampa Bay
|
24-12-0-4 |
15-4-0-1 |
9-8-0-3 |
L1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
24-9-2-3 |
15-5-0-1 |
9-4-2-2 |
W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a 15-5-0-1 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 9-8-0-3 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Penguins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Lightning have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Sidney Crosby played for 19:55 during 26 shifts and scored 4 points. Sidney Crosby had 0 goals and 4 assists.
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Victor Hedman played for 23:35 during 27 shifts and scored 2 points. Victor Hedman had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Pittsburgh had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Tampa Bay |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Victor Hedman 2 |
Points |
Sidney Crosby 4 |
|
Victor Hedman 1 |
Goals |
Steve Downie 2 |
|
Ondrej Palat 2 |
Assists |
Sidney Crosby 4 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Chris Kunitz 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Evgeni Nabokov .889 |
Save Percentage |
Thomas Greiss .914 |
|
Evgeni Nabokov 16 |
Saves |
Thomas Greiss 32 |
Team Stats Summary
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Penguins have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .643 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Lightning have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .667 after a loss.
