Penguins Win Big Against Lightning. Injuries Piling Up. 

The Penguins got a much-needed win against the Lightning tonight and have now won two in a row as they try to right the ship. That being said, even more players went down with injuries ahead of a must-win against Montreal. Here's the game recap;

In the 1st period the Penguins jumped on the Lightning early, scoring just 25 seconds into the period when Kypreos scored his 10th of the season from Kovalev. Then at 16:17 Reid scored his 5th of the season from Joseph and Pederson to make it 2-0 Penguins. The Penguins added another at 19:25 when Keskinen scored his 11th of the season from Elynuik and Zalpski. The Penguins took their 3-0 lead into the 1st intermission. 

In the 2nd period the teams traded a paltry 15 shots combined in a period where there was no scoring. Off to the 3rd!

In the 3rd period the Penguins made it 4-0 at 5:15 when Amonte scored his 8th of the season with a powerplay goal from Stelnov and Kovalev. At 6:42 the Lightning finally answered when Betty got his 1st of the season from Volek and Churla to make it 4-1. At 9:36 Reid scored his 2nd of the game to make it 5-1 for the Penguins with Amonte and Zubov getting the assists. Then at 14:54 the Penguins added one more for good measure when Jagr scored his 14th of the season with a short-handed goal from Zubov. 

Next up the Penguins will face the Montreal Canadiens, the team ahead of them in the standings, without Smith, Kypreos, Leveille, Podein and Finley.