Lightning even series with Penguins 3-3

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steve Downie scored to snap a third-period tie and Dwayne Roloson stopped 27 shots Monday night, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Marc-Andre Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 to force a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.

The deciding game is Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, where Tampa Bay has already won twice this postseason, including an 8-2 Game 5 blowout that began its comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the Eastern Conference series.

Downie put the Lightning ahead for good, scoring just over a minute after Pittsburgh’s Jordan Staal gave the Penguins life with a goal that made it 2-2 early in the third.

Teddy Purcell, Sean Bergenheim and Ryan Malone also scored against Fleury, who faltered for the second straight game.