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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Defending for Tampa Bay is Mikhail Sergachev (98). (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Penguins beat the Lightning 4-2 in Vasilevskiy's season home debut

By Associated Press FL

PUBLISHED 12:02 AM ET Dec. 01, 2023 PUBLISHED 12:02 AM EST Dec. 01, 2023

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Updated 11:23 PM EST, November 30, 2023

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.

Jarry stopped a dump-in and sent the puck end-to-end into the net with 1:08 left.

Jeff Carter scored the go-ahead goal in the third period for the Penguins, who also got goals from Sidney Crosby and Drew O’Connor.

Steven Stamkos and Tanner Jeannot scored for the Lightning. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists to tie his career high with an eight-game points streak. He finished with a team-record 28 points (in 14 games) for the month of November.

Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots.