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Penguins move into a playoff spot with 5-4 win over Lightning

Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved into a playoff spot with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury 6:11 into the third period.…read more »

NHL referee is stretchered off the ice following collision with player

Referee Steve Kozari was taken to hospital following a nasty collision with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury on Saturday. The official had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher after the crash in the third period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 win over the Lightning on Saturday. Kozari and Fleury ran into each…read more »

Pittsburgh Penguins top the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4

Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday. Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury 6:11 into the third period. Fleury did not return. “That was tough to…read more »

Lightning’s late rally not enough against surging Penguins

The Lightning needed a remarkable run of all-around textbook hockey over the past month in order to clinch a postseason spot with a half-dozen games remaining. This season’s trip to the playoffs, their 10th in 11 seasons, might be worth celebrating more than some of the others, because there were times not long ago it…read more »

The Backcheck: Bolts fall to the Pens on the road

After clinching a spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Friday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss Saturday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena. With Pittsburgh scratching and clawing in hopes of earning a spot in the postseason, Sidney Crosby opened the scoring 4:20 into the opening frame…read more »