The Pittsburgh Penguins threw up a lemon in game five vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. There is no way to put a positive spin on an 8-2 beating they took on home ice. Good teams tend to get embarrassed by efforts like that and come back strong, so I'd expect nothing less from Pittsburgh in this one. The Penguins have not only won their first two on the road here, but they have now gone 10-2 in their last 12 road first round playoffs games, and have won seven of their last 10 games played in Tampa. Tampa Bay has been pretty poor in the quarterfinals round as they now stand in at just 2-6 in their last eight. Pittsburgh rebounds and wins this one.
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