The Penguins continue along their three-game road trip as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X). The Penguins have wins in four of their last five games against the Lightning (4-1-0) and have points in five of their last six against them (4-1-1). Pittsburgh has wins in two-straight games at Amalie Arena. A win tonight would give them their first three-game road winning streak versus Tampa Bay since Jan. 15, 2012-Nov. 29, 2013 (4 consecutive wins). This road swing will be the final road trip that is three or more games this season.
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Pittsburgh has points in 76.5% of their games versus Atlantic Division opponents this season (8-4-5).
Defenseman Kris Letang has 39 points (5G-34A) in 43 career games versus Tampa Bay. He has more points against the Lightning than any other non-Metropolitan Division team. He enters tonight's game riding a six-game point streak (8A) against the Lightning.
Jason Zucker has 10 goals (10G-3A) in 18 career games against the Lightning and a shooting percentage of 24.4% (10 goals on 41 shots) versus them.
Pittsburgh's penalty killing unit went a perfect 5-for-5 on Tuesday night in Nashville.
Jeff Carter has 18 goals and 30 points (18G-12A) in 40 career games versus the Lightning. Only five active players have more goals against the Lightning than Carter.
This is the second game of the Penguins' Dads Trip.
Yesterday, the Penguins made a series of moves, Including:
