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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Saturday night in Tampa, coming off opposite ends of 5-1 scores on Thursday, with the host Lightning scrambling to get back on track and the Penguins scoring at prolific levels.Its fun, but we have more confidence, and all four lines are playing amazing, Penguins center Evgeni Malkin said after a 5-1 win at the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Everyone has helped our team win.The Penguins (17-7-3) have scored 24 goals in the last four games -- all wins -- raising their scoring average to 3.4 goals per game, second-best in the NHL. The Lightning (14-12-2) are 1-5-1 in their last seven, including a 5-1 home loss to the Canucks on Thursday, putting them at the other end of the spectrum.Theres no cause for alarm, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Friday. We have to get back to our basics. ... Youre a little taken aback by that, but we have to be a little more consistent.The two teams meet Saturday for the first time since last seasons Eastern Conference finals, when Pittsburgh prevailed on the way to its overall championship win over the San Jose Sharks. The Penguins and Lightning meet again two more times during the season, but Saturdays game gives Tampa Bay a chance to change its momentum after a sustained scoring drought.The Lightning got two key players back healthy Thursday in forward Jonathan Drouin and defenseman Jason Garrison, but forward Ryan Callahan remains out with a lower-body injury, adding to a list of lingering injuries that have limited Tampa Bays scoring.The Lightning power play, once a team strength, went 0 for 3 Thursday and is now 2 for 17 in the teams last seven games, having ranked among the NHLs five best over the entire season.Pittsburgh has three of the NHLs top three scorers. Sidney Crosby is tied for the NHL lead with 18 goals and is second in total scoring when you add in 11 assists; Tampa Bays Nikita Kucherov is tied with him there, with 13 goals and 16 assists. The Penguins also have Malkin (10 goals, 18 assists) and Phil Kessel (nine goals, 18 assists) to add to their offensive prowess.Its not just me. Its the whole line, Malkin said of the teams recent tear. We need to stay at the same level, a good level, every game.Lightning goalie Ben Bishop continues to struggle. A Vezina finalist last season, Bishop is 8-10-1 after Thursdays loss with a 2.86 goals-against average. But Cooper said he is not concerned about his start to the season and continues to work him and Andrei Vasilevskiy, who could get the nod Saturday against Pittsburgh.Im not worried about him, Cooper said of Bishop. Hes a confident kid. Hes the least of our worries. Bucky Harris Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Willie Horton Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. https://www.cheaptigers.com/289z-bryan-garcia-jersey-tigers.html .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Daniel Norris Jersey . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. Lou Whitaker Jersey .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Philadelphia Eagles rookie linebacker Joe Walker tore the ACL in his left knee Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source confirmed to ESPNs Adam Caplan.The Philadelphia Daily News was first to report Walkers injury Friday.The seventh-round pick out of Oregon has impressed Eagles coaches this summer and was a good bet to make the teams 53-man roster, particularly given the lack of proven depth behind starters Jordan Hicks, Mychal Kendricks and Nigel Bradham.Walker reportedly felt a pop in the kneee when trying to make a tackle on a kickoff at the end of the opening half.dddddddddddd An MRI this morning showed an ACL tear but no other damage, the source told Caplan.Looking to bolster the position, the Eagles have been in negotiations, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter, with veteran free agent Stephen Tulloch, who has played for defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz in the past. ' ' '