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TAMPA — Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves, Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Thursday night.
Brett Connolly and Steve Downie also scored for the Lightning, who have won six consecutive home games.
Pittsburgh got a third-period goal from Tyler Kennedy.
It was the first game between the teams since Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh in an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series last season.
Roloson stopped an in-close shot by Steve Sullivan in the first. He also made several strong saves, including a lunging pad stop on Sullivan's back-hander, during a late second-period power play.
Lecavalier put the Lightning up 1-0 from just outside the crease on Tampa Bay's first shot of game 8:38 into the first. He picked up a loose puck after a defensive-zone turnover by Jordan Staal and then made several moves before beating goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.
Connolly made it 2-0 when he re-directed Dominic Moore's shot while positioned in the low slot during a power play at 4:08 of the second.
Pittsburgh had allowed just three goals in 53 previous short-handed situations this season before Connolly's goal.
Downie extended the lead to 3-0 on Tampa Bay's second power-play goal of the game early in the third.
Pittsburgh has given up power-play goals in just three games this season. Toronto had two man-advantage goals in a 4-3 win on Oct. 29, and Washington had one Oct. 13 en route to a 3-2 overtime victory.
After Lecavalier scored his second goal of the game into an empty net at 15:49 of the third, Kennedy ruined Roloson's bid for his 30th career shutout a minute later.
Notes: Pittsburgh C Sidney Crosby, who hasn't played since Jan. 5 because of a concussion, continues to work out with the team. ... Lightning LW Ryan Malone missed his fourth straight game due to an undisclosed upper body injury. He did take part in a morning practice. ... Downie ended his 16-game goal drought.
