The Penguins tried their hardest, but they couldn’t battle their way out of a four-goal deficit, as they lost 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa on Tuesday. The Penguins will still be able to cruise into the holiday break atop the Eastern Conference with 49 points despite an 0-1-1 road trip where the team finally showed signs of being hampered by its depleted roster. Further conspiring against them on Tuesday night was a Pittsburgh team fresh off a hard-fought shootout loss to Florida ... Read More
Penguins wind up holiday road trip in Tampa
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to shake off last night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers quickly, because they will be right back in action tonight when the travel to Tampa, Florida to take on the Lightning. The Penguins have played on back-to-back nights five times so far this season, and they are 2-1-2 in the second games thus far. Tampa Bay last played on Saturday, when they lost 3-1 to the Islanders in New York. This is the second of three games between the teams this ... Read More