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The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning were deadlocked at zero for almost 60 minutes Tuesday night before J.J. Moser broke the scoreless tie for the Lightning, followed by a dramatic equalizer by Evgeni Malkin. Both teams played a frantic five-minute overtime session, but Tampa Bay would take the game via a shootout 2-1. [Recap<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Penguins made several roster transactions on Tuesday morning, highlighted by the fact that defenseman Erik Karlsson has been placed on injured reserve. The team recalled forward Tristan Broz and defenseman Ryan Graves from the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, while also reassigning forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard to the AHL. [PensBurgh<\/a>]<\/p>\n Simply put, the Penguins cannot replace Erik Karlsson and what he brings to the lineup, but they can try to alleviate that absence through other available means. [Trib Live<\/a>]<\/p>\n News and notes from around the NHL\u2026<\/p>\n Veteran coach Gerard Gallant, who had been serving as head coach of the Kontinental Hockey League\u2019s Shanghai Dragons, announced that he is stepping down from his position for health-related reasons. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n Later this month, the Toronto Maple Leafs will honor former captain Darryl Sittler\u2019s legendary 10-point game nearly 50 years to the day it happened. Sittler registered six goals and four assists in Toronto\u2019s 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7, 1976. [NHL<\/a>]<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t that long ago when almost everyone thought Gavin McKenna was the sure-fire No. 1 prospect in the 2026 draft class, but the tides have turned, at least according to one analyst, to Swedish forward Ivar Stenberg. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n