Pens beat the Lightning 6-3, Geno gets a hat trick!
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Evgeni Malkin had five points and a third-period dustup against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
And all he wanted to talk about after the game Sunday was the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-3 win.
Malkin had three goals and two assists, and James Neal added two goals for the Penguins, who recovered from a blown three-goal lead and skated off with a victory.
“I didn’t think about playing a great game … I know we have two points,” Malkin said.
Malkin scored twice in a stretch of 1:49 midway through the third period to put Pittsburgh ahead 5-3 after the Penguins had squandered a 3-0 edge earlier in the frame. He completed his eighth career hat trick and fifth five-point game with an empty-net goal with 56 seconds to play.
Richard Park had the other goal for the Penguins, who have won two straight following a six-game losing streak.
Malkin and Tampa Bay captain Vincent Lecavalier were part of the first of two third-period scrums that resulted in penalties.
Malkin received a roughing penalty, while Lecavalier got a pair of roughing minors and a 10-minute misconduct at 12:11.
Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher said Lecavalier felt Malkin went for his knees on an earlier play – Continue Reading
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