The Tampa Bay Lightning put a lot of pressure on the Pittsburgh Penguins early on, outshooting their visitors and pestering Matt Murray. The young goaltender stood strong in the face of the onslaught, looking like he’d rebounded from his subpar game two.
The Penguins made a few early turnovers – a thing that’s happened a bit too often recently – but also managed to get some good chances of their own. Matt Cullen had a solid chance on Andrei Vasilevskiy but the shot went wide. The tables seemed to turn after that point, as the Penguins peppered the Tampa goalie and had a lot of near misses.