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They aren't the highest-scoring points line in the NHL. That's the Calgary line of Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk with 192 points going into Monday night's game. They aren't the best goal-scoring line. That's Toronto's Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner with 79 goals. But they are…

TAMPA, Fla. — Coming off one of their poorest games of the season in Thursday’s loss to the Penguins, the Lightning needed a turnaround. And they needed one quick.

PITTSBURGH — The fire that Evgeni Malkin showed after the Penguins finally blasted through the brick wall at the other end of the ice hammered home just how difficult that task was and how physically and emotionally draining Saturday’s game was.

PITTSBURGH — Frustration bubbled to the surface on the Penguins bench, as coach Mike Sullivan called his timeout less than seven minutes into the letdown.

PITTSBURGH — If the Phil Kessel-to-Penguins reunion rumor seems hopelessly ridiculous, ask yourself this: Who would you rather have right now, Kessel or Kasperi Kapanen?

There is no reason for concern, right? The Penguins were due for a couple of bad games. They were coming off a 26-5-4 run, matching the best 35-game stretch in franchise history. There was no way they were going to maintain that pace. There was no way they could.

PITTSBURGH — Sunday's showdown between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division was as advertised — with fast-paced play, breathtaking skill and tons of action.

The Carolina Hurricanes will face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL action on Sunday afternoon from PPG Paints Arena.

TORONTO – The hangover from Sidney Crosby’s milestone night seemed to still be lingering 48 hours later when the Penguins visited the Toronto Maple Leafs.