The Tampa Bay Lightning (47-22-6) defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-22-6) 6-3 on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa. With the win, the Lightning reached the 100-point mark on the season and are 7-1-2 in their last ten games.
Anthony Cirelli's hat trick led the way, while Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 21 of the 24 shots he faced to get the win in net.
The Lightning are next in action on Saturday when they host the Boston Bruins. Puck drop between the Lightning and Bruins is scheduled for 5:00 PM on Saturday afternoon at Benchmark International Arena.
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