Fresh off dispatching the Washington Capitals, the Pittsburgh Penguins are back on home ice to open up the Eastern Conference finals tonight.
Sidney Crosby and company will look to get off on the right foot against a Tampa Bay Lightning squad that have been very good in these playoffs without their superstar Steven Stamkos.
TV Schedule:
8:00 PM EDT on CBC , TVA Sports, NBCSN
Tale of the Tape
| Lightning | Statistics | Penguins |
| 8-2 | Record | 8-3 |
| 51.2% | Score-Adjusted Corsi % | 49.3% |
| 20 | 5v5 Goals For | 23 |
| 13 | 5v5 Goals Against | 16 |
| 60.0% | 5v5 Goal For % | 58.9% |
Matt Murray is expected to continue minding the nets for the Penguins, and he’ll be going up against Ben Bishop at the other end.
Who do you think is getting the series opening win tonight? Let us know in the comments!
Online stream courtesy of CBC
