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PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby started a second-period surge and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3. Crosby's power-play goal with 4 1/2 minutes left in the period broke a 2-2 tie and started a sequence in which Pittsburgh scored five goals in 4:27, the second-fastest five goals scored in team history. It was part of Pittsburgh's six-goal second period and helped the Penguins win their second straight following a four-game losing streak. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, and Drew O'Connor, Teddy Blueger, Jeff Carter, Jason Zucker and Brian Dumoulin also scored for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith stopped 26 shots. Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli scored for the Lightning, who have lost four of their last six. Brian Elliott made 29 saves.
