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 Evgeni Malkin and Andrew Ebbett each contributed a goal and an
assist while Chris Kunitz and defenseman Christian Ehrhoff also
tallied for the Penguins, who have won two straight after a
four-game winless streak. Blue-liner Kris Letang added two assists
and Thomas Greiss turned aside 32 shots in his first game since Dec.
13.
Defenseman Victor Hedman notched a goal and an assist while Brian
Boyle and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning, who saw their
four-game winning streak come to an end. Ondrej Palat notched two
assists and Ben Bishop allowed three goals on 10 shots before Evgeni
Nabokov came on to make 16 saves for Tampa Bay.
Kunitz scored a power-play goal off a rebound 1:56 into the game
before Ebbett retrieved a loose puck in the slot after Malkin’s shot
hit the post and flipped it over Bishop at 6:50 of the first period.
Malkin’s goal off a turnover at 13:39 made it 3-0 and chased Bishop,
but Boyle answered 92 seconds later by knocking in a loose puck
after a scramble in front of the net.
Hedman banked in a shot off Greiss from below the end line 12:48
into the second session before Ehrhoff scored from the top of the
slot with 2:53 to go in the period. Killorn swept a shot around
Greiss with 8:42 remaining to trim the deficit to one, but Downie
took a pass from Crosby in the slot, side-stepped a fallen Hedman
and scored 34 seconds later before tallying into an empty net to cap
his first two-goal effort since Feb. 12, 2012 - against Pittsburgh
while with Tampa Bay.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: The Penguins acquired LW David Perron from Edmonton
for C Rob Klinkhammer and a 2015 first-round draft pick. Perron
could make his debut Saturday against Montreal. … Ebbett scored his
first goal since March 14, 2013, when he was a member of the
Vancouver Canucks. … Tampa Bay D Jason Garrison returned to the
lineup after missing four games with an undisclosed injury. … Paul
Devorski was the lone referee after Mike Leggo left the game due to
illness in the first period.
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