In an effort to get the top six going, Reilly Smith is up on the top line and Bryan Rust drops down with Evgeni Malkin for the Penguins tonight.
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— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 6, 2023
The home-standing Lightning roll out the following lines.
On deck against the Pens #PITvsTBL pic.twitter.com/ISoF6Fq3Vd
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) December 6, 2023
First period
Tampa goes to the power play early on, and their group of stars combine to get on the scoreboard.