SB Nation Pittsburgh - Lightning Vs. Penguins: Pens Begin To Get Back On Track With Convincing Winhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png2010-11-13T01:21:59-05:00http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15735122010-11-13T01:21:59-05:002010-11-13T01:21:59-05:00Lightning Vs. Penguins: Sidney Crosby Scores As Pens Pick Up Much-Needed Win
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<p>Sports Network | November 13, 2010</p>
<p>Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – <span>Pascal Dupuis</span>, <span>Sidney Crosby</span>, and <span>Maxime Talbot</span> each registered a goal and an assist, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pensburgh.com/">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> dominated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Tampa Bay Lightning</a>, 5-1, at <span class="caps">CONSOL</span> Energy Center.</p>
<p><span>Alex Goligoski</span> and <span>Deryk Engelland</span> also scored for the Penguins, who have won two of three. <span>Marc-Andre Fleury</span> made 15 saves.</p>
<p>“We’ve been playing better hockey,” Talbot said. “It was a big effort from everyone.”</p>
<p><span>Steven Stamkos</span> scored the lone goal for the Lightning, who have dropped two straight and five of six overall. <span>Mike Smith</span> turned aside 15-of-20 shots.</p>
<p>The Penguins broke a scoreless tie at the 8:01 mark of the second period. <span>Kris Letang</span>’s shot from the point was deflected into the net by Dupuis.</p>
<p>Just 27 seconds later, Goligoski made it a 2-0 game. <span>Michael Rupp</span> ended up with the puck at the bottom of the right circle following a battle for the disc behind the net. Rupp quickly dished off to Goligoski, whose wrister beat Smith.</p>
<p>Stamkos’ one-timer from the left circle on the power play at the 5:30 mark of the third made it 2-1.</p>
<p>Talbot gave Pittsburgh a two-goal cushion again at the 12:12 mark. Talbot led a 2-on-1 rush down the left side of the ice and decided to take things into his own hands with a snap shot.</p>
<p>Crosby and Engelland scored in the final minutes to seal the victory.</p>
<p>“Both teams didn’t get too many shots,” Stamkos said. “They just capitalized on their chances.”</p>
<p>This was the Lightning’s first-ever game at the Penguins’ new arena…Tampa Bay has lost five straight on the road…The Lightning recalled forwards Marc- Antoine Pouliot and <span>Johan Harju</span> from Norfolk (<span class="caps">AHL</span>)…Tampa Bay captain <span>Vincent Lecavalier</span> sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right hand in a 6-3 loss to the Capitals on Thursday. Lecavalier, who has three goals and six assists this season, is expected to miss the next three-to-four weeks of action.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/pittsburgh-penguins/2010/11/13/1811416/lightning-vs-penguins-sidney-crosby-scores-as-pens-pick-up-muchCharlie Wilmoth2010-11-12T03:09:45-05:002010-11-12T03:09:45-05:00Lightning Vs. Penguins: Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos Face Off As Pens Struggle To Build Momentum
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<p><span>Sidney Crosby</span> and the Penguins have a rematch against <span>Steven Stamkos</span> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> Friday night at 7:00. Stamkos and Crosby are first and second in the NHL in both goals and points. (Several players are tied for second in goals with Crosby).</p>
<p>The Penguins badly need to get things going, but it won't be easy against the Lightning, which currently has an 8-5-2 record. <a href="http://post-gazette.com/pg/10316/1102719-61.stm">The Post-Gazette makes the case</a> that this game is more than a Stamkos-Crosby matchup; it's Pens head coach Dan Bylsma who will be in the spotlight after the Pens' mediocre start. The Penguins, however, maintain that the key to getting through their slump is to <a href="http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_708957.html">stay calm and keep playing</a>, although that's difficult to square with some of the obvious problems so far:</p>
<blockquote>Everything, of course, does not appear to be fine. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has struggled mightily, the team doesn't showcase any elite wingers, its power play has been dreadful and the defensemen were largely responsible for Wednesday night's third-period collapse against Boston.</blockquote>
<p>Look out to see who will be in the net tonight - <span>Brent Johnson</span> had been reliable as a stopper this season, but he was in the net during the Pens' third-period collapse against the Bruins on Wednesday.</p>
<p>In the two teams' first meeting this season, on October 27, Stamkos and Crosby were both held to an assist apiece, and the Lightning won 5-3.</p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2010/11/12/2324177/lightning-vs-penguins-sidney-crosby-steven-stamkos-face-off-as-pensCharlie Wilmoth