{"id":71992,"date":"2025-12-05T03:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/71992\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T03:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:39:23","slug":"penguins-escape-tampa-with-win-blown-lead-overturned-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/71992\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins escape Tampa with win; blown lead, overturned goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PGHHockeyNOW.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PGHHockeyNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Penguins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> raced to a 3-0 lead in the second period, but rarely seemed to be the better team. For the third time this season, the Penguins squandered a 3-0 lead, but blowing this lead seemed to be preordained even before it existed.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning\u2019s depleted lineup, without Brayden Point (IR), Victor Hedman (IR), and starting goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (undisclosed), still generated speed and high-quality offensive chances throughout the contest, surging to tie the game on Brandon Hagel\u2019s (17) unabated breakaway goal at 11:44 of the third.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Evgeni Malkin (8) converted a late turnover by Tampa Bay for a 4-3 lead in the final three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, but the drama wasn\u2019t over. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckpedia.com\/player\/nikita-kucherov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nikita Kucherov;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nikita Kucherov<\/a> whistled a wrister past Jarry at 19:05 of the third period. However, the NHL situation room in Toronto spotted a potential hand-pass.<\/p>\n<p>After a LONG review, the handpass was upheld, and the Penguins held on for a 4-3 win at International Benchmark Arena.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/penguins-escape-tampa-with-win-blown-lead-penalties-overturned-goal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to read more from PGHHockeyNOW.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here to read more from PGHHockeyNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com. 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