TAMPA - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final at Amalie Arena on Tuesday and evened the best-of-7 series at 3-3.
The Penguins led 3-0 through two periods on goals from Phil Kessel, Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby before hanging on in the third. The Lightning got on the board 5:30 into the third when Brian Boyle's centering pass was accidentally deflected into the Pittsburgh net by Kessel.
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