Penguins report

Scouting report

Who: Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning.

When, where: 7 p.m. Saturday, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.

Look, listen: AT&T SportsNet; WXDX-FM (105.9), PittsburghPenguins.com.

Noteworthy: Penguins C Dominik Simon has just three goals in his past 31 games. … Tampa Bay has dropped back-to-back home games for the first time this season. … Penguins RW Patric Hornqvist has gone without a point in seven consecutive games. … Lightning RW Nikita Kucherov has points in 20 of his past 25 games, 39 total in that stretch. … Penguins have lost three in a row on the road and five of their past six. … Tampa Bay penalty kill is 34 for 37 (91.9 percent) over the past 12 games. Lightning has the second-best PK in the NHL (84.6 percent) and the No. 1 power play (28.8).

Did you know? Penguins RW Phil Kessel has just one shot on goal in seven of his past 10 games, although he did have six attempts Thursday night vs. Florida.

Associated Press Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save against Blues left wing Pat Maroon in a 1-0 overtime loss Thursday. Tampa Bay has dropped two in a row but remains in control of the Atlantic Division with an NHL-high 82 points.