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Recap: Tampa Bay Lightning drop finale of back-to-back to rested Penguins

The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped Saturday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 6-2 after their first win of the season a night before against the Blue Jackets. The Lightning head back to Florida for their home opener against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.

Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point both scored in the loss, with both Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov coming away with two points. Brian Elliott struggled in his first game of the season, allowing five goals on 44 shots for a .889 save percentage.

Sidney Crosby had a three point night for the Penguins as six different forwards scored (Crosby, Heinen, Guentzel, Carter, Rust, and Rakell (ENG)).