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The Tampa Bay Lightning found their dance partner for the third round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs and after their series-clinching Game 6 overtime win at CONSOL Energy Center on Tuesday night, with the series-winning goal scored by Nick Bonino, it’s Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Lightning advanced to their second Eastern Conference Final in a row on Sunday behind their 4-0 win over the New York Islanders this past Sunday, while the Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals in six games, and have advanced to their first Eastern Conference Final since 2013.
Tampa Bay took the season series with Pittsburgh three games to none, and outscored the Penguins 15-to-9 over that stretch. Every game between the Bolts and Pens was a highly entertaining one, too, with the best one coming in a Jan. 15 overtime win complete with a Vladdy Namestnikov hat trick.
Ty Anderson has been covering the National Hockey League for HockeyBuzz.com since 2010, has been a member of the Pro Hockey Writers Association's Boston Chapter since 2013, and can be contacted on Twitter, or emailed at Ty.AndersonHB[at]gmail.com.