Mark Streit broke a 2-2 tie in third period of his Pittsburgh Penguins debut, and helped the Pens defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2, at PPG Paints Arena on Friday.
Streit gave the Penguins a 3-2 lead at 2:28 after Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov tied it 2-2 on a power play at 1:10 with his seventh goal in five games.
Streit was traded to the Penguins by the Lightning on Wednesday, after Tampa Bay acquired the defenseman in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Penguins (39-16-8) snapped a two-game losing skid and tied the Columbus Blue Jackets for second place in the Metropolitan Division. They are seven points behind the Washington Capitals for first place.
