November 17, 2011
Thursday
7:30 pm EST
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Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games and have scored at least three goals in each contest. Down 3-1 after the first against visiting Colorado, Pittsburgh scored once in the second and four times in the third to win 6-3. Pittsburgh Penguins keep playing like they did in the third period Tuesday, Crosby can take his time. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby has been ruled out for Thursday’s game though he’ll travel with the team for the two-game Florida trip, and while a definitive date hasn’t been set, all signs point to his return happening soon. Pittsburgh Penguins were hoping Crosby would return in time for the postseason from the concussion that had sidelined him since early January, but they had to face Tampa Bay without both he and Evgeni Malkin.
Tampa Bay Lightning' Martin St. Louis has seven goals and eight assists in his last 12 games against Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay Lightning will certainly want to stick to those principles against the Penguins. Including the teams’ last meeting of the 2010-11 regular season, Pittsburgh has scored 15 goals in its past eight games against the Lightning and is 1 for 40 on the power play. Another recurring theme has been the continued criticism of Tampa Bay’s 1-3-1 defensive system, which caused Philadelphia to simply hold the puck in its own zone in a game last week. Tampa Bay Lightning went 0 for 11 on the power play in its last two games, a 3-0 loss at St. Louis on Saturday and a 5-2 defeat in Winnipeg on Monday.