Penguins fall in Game 2, 5-1 to the Lightning
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Martin St. Louis didn’t need three broken teeth to provide any more motivation in helping the Tampa Bay Lightning bounce back in their first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“My motivation is we were down 1-0,” St. Louis said. “It’s not because I lose teeth.”
Either way, the diminutive forward put some bite back in a Lightning offense by scoring a goal and adding an assist in a 5-1 victory Friday night in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series.
Defenseman Eric Brewer led the charge with a goal and two assists and the Lightning rediscovered their high-powered offense to blow the game open with a three-goal first period. The five goals – capped by Mattias Ohlund’s empty-netter – were the most the Lightning have scored in a road playoff game.
The eruption came two nights after they were utterly stymied byMarc-Andre Fleury‘s acrobatic 32-save performance in a 3-0 series-opening loss. And it was a forgettable game for St. Louis, who was livid no penalty was called after he was cracked across the face by Zbynek Michalek‘s errant stick in the second period.
Postgame Video with Dejan Kovacevic
