The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime last night at the Consol Energy Center. It was the first time the Pens have lost two games in a row since mid-January. The Penguins blew an early two-goal lead, allowing the Lightning to score twice within 70 seconds in the second period. The Pens retook the lead in the third period but allowed a Tampa Bay goal with three minutes remaining in the game that forced the overtime. The Lightning scored 53 seconds into the overtime. Marc-Andre Fleury started his first game of the post-season and took the loss.
Tampa Bay leads the series 3-2 heading into game six Tuesday in Florida. Face-off will be 8pm.
The Penguins lost defenseman Trevor Dailey for the rest of the season. Dailey suffered a broken ankle in game four on Friday. Meanwhile, winger Beau Bennett returned from an injury last night, playing for the first time in the playoffs.The post Tampa Bay tops Pens in OT/one win from the Cup final appeared first on Inside Butler County – Butler, PA.
