Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner late in regulation, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won 4-3 in a controversial finish against the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
After his club blew a 3-0 lead, Malkin, who had two goals and an assist, broke the tie by sweeping in a pass from Tommy Novak, who had two assists, at 17:17 of the third period.
With about a minute left and Tampa Bay goaltender Jonas Johansson (27 saves) pulled for an extra skater, Nikita Kucherov appeared to tie the score. However, the situation room in Toronto initiated a review and determined Brandon Hagel had touched the puck earlier with his glove and created a hand pass, negating the goal.
Pittsburgh's Ville Koivunen registered his first NHL goal, hitting the net on the power play in his 24th game, and Ben Ki

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