Lightning Vs. Penguins, Game 7: Tampa Bay Upsets Pittsburgh With 1-0 Win

The Tampa Bay Lightning did what three other teams in the Eastern Conference teams in the playoffs, knock off the lower seed in their series. The Lightning capped off a three games to one deficit with a 1-0 Game 7 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

Sean Bergenheim scored the lone goal for the Lightning in the second period which was created by a nice pass by Dominic Moore. Moore created the chance by outskating a Penguins defender and taking the puck behind the net. He fluttered a backhand pass to Bergenheim which caught Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury out of position and Bergenheim put it in the open net.

In a pivotal Game 7, taking a one goal lead on the road is a good omen for moving on. That is what the Tampa Bay Lightning have done with a Sean Bergenheim goal early in the second period.

Bergenheim received a beautiful backhand pass from behind the net from Dominic Moore which put goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury well out of position to give Bergenheim the relatively open net. The other assist on the goal came from Steve Downie.

The Penguins have double the shots of their opponents and they’re losing the faceoff battle by a mile, but they’ve been gifted a shutout so far. Pittsburgh have been denied a couple of clear penalties, most notably a missed bording call when Mathias Ohland checked Maxim Talbot face first into the boards, but it might not be relevant. Pittsburgh have had two power plays, and they have done absolutely nothing with both.

If you’re the Penguins, you have to be worried about the Lightning attack. When all of their scorers are going, it’s hard to corral them, and since you can’t match them offensively with your big guns still out of the lineup, the counter-attack is difficult. It’s going to take a lot of desperation for the Pens to match what the Lightning have brought in the last two games.

For more on this Game 7, check in with our blogs: Pensburgh on the Pens and Raw Charge on the Bolts.