The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Pittsburgh Penguins with both teams looking to build off strong seasons. The Lightning have a 36-17-4 record and are in third place in the Atlantic Division while the Penguins have a 28-21-9 record and are in fifth place in the Metropolitan Division. Both teams are looking to improve in their divisions ahead of the trade deadline and the upcoming game looks to be a great one as a result.
The Lightning are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.58 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point have scored 55 goals and 91 assists to lead the top line but the rest of the offense has also been great. Steven Stamkos, Brandon Hagel, and Alex Killorn have combined for 62 goals and 88 assists while defenseman Victor Hedman is adding five goals and 35 assists from the point to open up the offense.
The offense has carried the Lightning but the defense has also stepped up, allowing only 2.93 goals per game. Victor Hedman and Mikhail Sergachev have combined for 6.5 defensive point shares and 210 blocked shots while Ian Cole and Nicklaus Perbix have combined for 5.0 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been great with a .916 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average on 1331 shots with 13.8 goals saved above average.
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