Penguins rally to beat Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pascal Dupuis and Sergei Gonchar scored in a 2:57 span in the third period, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Sunday.
Gonchar scored the winning goal on a power at 5:17, blasting a slap shot past Antero Niittymaki from just inside the blue line.
Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier opened the scoring with his fifth goal in six games at 8:09 of the second period. Todd Fedoruk carried the puck behind the Pittsburgh net and fed the Lightning captain, skating in on Fleury.
Dupuis tied it with a wrist shot 2:20 into the third, capping a series of shots that had Niittymaki turned around.
Fleury made a dazzling save on Lecavalier’s slap shot during a Tampa Bay power play with 2:22 left to protect the lead.
Niittymaki finished with 37 saves.
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