The Penguins returned from an eight-day break and picked up right where they left off.
They scored a heap of goals on home ice and kicked off 2017 with their fifth consecutive win, downing the Lightning, 6-2, on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Home-ice dominance has been a central theme of this season, and that held Sunday. The Penguins improved to 18-2-2 at home and ran their home point streak to 12 (11-0-1).
While celebrating the 2009 Stanley Cup-winning team, the Penguins beat the Lightning for the second time this season to improve to 13-3-1 in their past 17 meetings against them.