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Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16, 92 pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6, 98 pts)

Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/SN-PIT/The Spot
Radio: 105.9 The X/102.5 FM The Bone

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Pittsburgh Penguins & Notes:

The Penguins picked up their 5-1 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday night. It was their second win in a row and third win in their last four games, averaging five goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning suffered a 4-1 loss to the Canadiens to snap a two-game winning streak; it also snapped their eight-game point streak. They closed out March going 8-6-2, averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Chinakhov-Crosby-Rakell
Mantha-Novak-Malkin
Hayes-Kindel-Brazeau
Soderblom-Dewar-Acciari

Wotherspoon-Karlsson
Girard-Letang
Shea-Clifton

Skinner
Silovs

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Guentzel-Point-Goncalves
Girgensons-Gourde-Holmberg
Perry-Paul-Sabourin

Raddysh-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
D’Astous-Lilleberg

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Kris Letang has an assist in each game against the Lightning this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brandon Hagel had two goals in one of the two games against the Penguins this season.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

C Filip Hallander – IR
G Joel Blomqvist – IR
D Jack St. Ivany – IR
F Bryan Rust – DTD

Tampa Bay Lightning

F Dominic James – IR
D Maxwell Crozier – IR
F Declan Carlile – IR
D Victor Hedman – DTD

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