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The Tampa Bay Lightning faced the Pittsburgh Penguins, with Anthony Cirelli scoring a goal, and Nikita Kucherov extending his assist streak to 11 games. The Lightning led 1-0 after the first period and then extended their lead to 3-0 by the end of the second period. The Penguins struggled on the power play, failing to convert on multiple opportunities. The game ended with the Lightning winning 3-1, moving to 12-10-5 for the season and preparing for a 5-game road trip starting with Nashville. In a separate event, the Pitt basketball team defeated WVU with a final score of 80-63, led by Blake Hinson's 29 points and a school record nine 3-pointers.
Pitt 80, WVU 63 Much-needed bounce-back win for Pitt. 2-2 vs high-major nonconference opponents is good enough. Blake Hinson went nuts (29 pts, 10/19 FG, 9/15 3FG). Bub Carrington had 16 and Guillermo Diaz Graham scored 15. Panthers (6-3, 0-1) get Canisius on Saturday.
Finals score: Pitt -- 80 WVU -- 63 Blake Hinson finishes with a new career high 29 points and a school record nine 3-pointers. The Panthers snap their losing skid against the Mountaineers.
Pitt has recorded only four 2-point field goals in the first 24 minutes, 47 seconds. All nine second-half points are 3s. Pitt 45, WVU 43.
We've played nearly 25 minutes of basketball. Pitt, as a team, has attempted one foul shot.
Second half is underway here in Morgantown.
First half stats for #Pitt and #WVU https://t.co/lOdByO3EP5
At the end of the first half: Pitt -- 36 WVU -- 35 Hinson knocked down five triples. Pitt did a decent job of holding it down without Leggett, who played just three minutes due to foul trouble.
Pitt: 10 of 31 from its bench. 24 of 31 from 3-point line
#Bolts close it out and beat the Penguins 3-1. TB moves to 12-10-5 on the season with a home record of 8-3-3. Next up, an 11-day, five-game road trip. Team flies out tonight for a game in Nashville tomorrow night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are on an 0 for 33 stretch on the PP. They are 1 for 40 in the last month. There’s only one way to turn this around. Sign the man. https://t.co/L605now4ln
The Pittsburgh Penguins are on an 0 for 33 on the PP. They are 1 for 40 in the last month. There’s only one way to turn this around. Sign the man. https://t.co/ONnx2Vh3GL
5 on 3 for the Penguins for the next 40 seconds
The Penguins don't take advantage of some 5-on-3 power-play time.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a 5 on 3 power play for 40 seconds to potentially snap an 0 for 31 stretch. That might be the craziest stat of the season. 0 for 31.
Now Hedman gets two for tripping so the Penguins will have 40 seconds of a 5-on-3 with 4:08 remaining in the third. Wouldn't be surprised if they pull Jarry to make it 6-on-3 after this timeout.
3 point update: Hinson 4 of 6. Pitt 7 of 16. Pitt 26, WVU 20 at 6:52
Pitt: 18 of 23 points originated beyond the 3-point line. Pitt up, 23-17
Now the Penguins will benefit from a delay of game penalty as Stamkos goes to the box. Pittsburgh to the power play with 5:29 left in the third.
Logo triple. This guy. Pitt leads for the first time tonight, ahead 19-17. https://t.co/hmuBK42ekN
Elsewhere in the state of West Virginia: Duquesne 85, Marshall 72. Here in Morgantown, WVU 17, Pitt 16, 10:05 left in 1/2.
The 3az Graham twins strike. Pitt keeps its way back into the battle. WVU leads 17-16 with 10:05 left in the first half. Mountaineers call timeout.
#Bolts back to the power play with 9:29 left in the third as Letang gets two for delay of game.
Pitt missed four of its first five shots, then an alley-oop slam by Edwards got the WVU crowd into it. Hinson answers with a 3, but two TOs by Pitt also delights the crowd. WVU 8, Pitt 5
Man, Pitt can't buy a bucket right now. Panthers are 1-of-5 from the floor early on. They trail WVU 8-2 with 16:16 left in the first half.
Third period is underway, #GoBolts up 3-0, Pittsburgh with 18 seconds of power play time to start the period https://t.co/fbHpMVDqHf
#Bolts go to the locker room with a 3-0 lead over Pittsburgh and have a 20-14 shot advantage.
Penguins to the power play now at 18:18, Cirelli again the guilty party as he heads to the penalty box for holding
#Bolts back to the PK with 1:42 left in the second as Cirelli gets two for holding.
The Lightning are now 2-for-2 on the man-advantage, with Nikita Kucherov getting his seventh power-play goal and 22nd power-play point of the year. Tampa Bay officially takes a 2-0 lead.
Hedman to Kucherov on the power play and both of them have two points in this game about midway through it 2-0 Tampa Bay Lightning
Kucherov gets his sights aligned and hammers a one-timer past Jarry on the ensuing faceoff. #Bolts up 2-0 with 11:29 left in the second.
Right on cue, it's 2-0 Bolts. Penguins are being utterly outclassed tonight.
The hockey game is almost halfway over and the Penguins have six shots on goal. It's 1-0 Tampa but it sure feels like it's about to be 3-0 unless something changes drastically.
#Bolts back to the power play with 12:24 left in the second as Smith gets two for interference.
Cirelli is called for tripping so the Penguins will have their first power play of the game, they have not scored a power play goal in 11 games (0-29)
Pittsburgh to the power paly at 5:15, Cirelli the guilty party found guilty for tripping, heads to the penalty box for two minutes https://t.co/xFgvh0w7f3
And here comes the Penguins power play, the moment you've all been waiting for.
#Bolts to the PK with 14:45 left in the second as Cirelli gets two for tripping.
Hagel’s goal comes off the board as the referees ruled Cirelli was offside 1-0 Tampa Bay Lightning
No goal. #Bolts lead stays at 1-0 and the clock goes back to 19:25.
We saw this earlier in the year, but a really nice play by Anthony Cirelli to drop the puck to Brandon Hagel and immediately take away the stick of the Pens defenseman before Hagel fired home his 11th goal of the year. #Bolts lead 2-0 with 19:21 left in the second.
We saw this earlier in the year, but a really nice play by Anthony Cirelli to drop the puck to Brandon Hagel and immediately take away the stick of the Pens defenseman before Brandon Hagel fired home his 11th goal of the year. #Bolts lead 2-0 with 19:21 left in the second.
Second period is underway https://t.co/HJa5YFvgEm
Even strength numbers after 20 minutes, #GoBolts lead 1-0 on a power play goal from Anthony Cirell Shot attempts: 15-12 #TBLightning Shots on goal: 9-4 TB Scoring chances: 8-4 TB High Danger chances: 5-1 TB Expected goals TB: 0.65 Pit: 0-18 https://t.co/AL2M9QUG3G
Second period is underway.
a high sticking penalty on the Penguins so the #Bolts return to the power play with 4:08 on the clock
The NHL's No. 2 power play scores on their first opportunity of the night, just under six minutes in. Anthony Cirelli with the tally to give Tampa a 1-0 lead.
Hedman with the shot pass to Cirelli in the middle and he finds the net on the power play, he has three goals in two games 1-0 Tampa Bay Lightning
Nice shot pass by Victor Hedman right onto the tape of Anthony Cirelli and he scores his third goal over the past two games to make it 1-0 #Bolts with 14:04 left in the first. Kucherov with the secondary assist to extend his assist streak to 11 games, a new franchise record.
Tonight’s projected starter for #GoBolts, who face Pittsburgh at 7 before #TBLightning start 5-game road trip tomorrow at Nashville https://t.co/x600e2vxAH