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05/21/2016 at 7:48am EDT

LIGHTNING HANG ON TO EVEN SERIES WITH PENGUINS
The Lightning built a 4-0 lead and held off a frantic three-goal Penguins rally in the third period to win Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final, evening the series at 2-2.


* Ryan Callahanopened the scoring just 27 seconds into the contest. Per Elias, Callahan scored the second-fastest goal to begin a playoff game in franchise history, 14 seconds later than Adam Hall (0:13) in Game 2 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Final at BOS.

* Tyler Johnson scored his second game-winning goal of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (also Game 2 of FR vs. DET). With six career game-winning goals in the postseason (all w/ TBL), Johnson passed Vincent Lecavalier (5) for third in Lightning playoff history.

* The Lightning improved to 11-1 since the start of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs when Johnson scores a postseason goal.

* Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (0-2—2) registered his fourth multi-point game of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (14 GP). With 30 career playoff assists, he passedVincent Lecavalier (28) and Brad Richards (29) for sole possession of second in franchise history.

WHEN A SERIES IS TIED 2-2
Via Elias, when teams are tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series, the winner of Game 5 holds an all-time series record of 290-81 (78.2%). The Penguins and Lightning will meet in Game 5 at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Sunday (8:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

PRESSURE MINUTES
Penguins teammates Sidney Crosby (22:12 TOI) and Nick Bonino (20:16 TOI) were both on the ice for the final 2:04 of the third period as the Penguins pushed for the tying goal. Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin (19:23 TOI) joined them for the final 1:34 of regulation while Lightning defender Victor Hedman (26:15 TOI) remained on the ice for the final 1:27. Click here to view the shift chart from Game 4.

DID YOU KNOW?
Lightning teammates Nikita Kucherov (+14), Tyler Johnson (+13) and Alex Killorn(+10) own the top three plus-minus ratings in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin scored to halt an eight-game goal drought and has collected 20-24—44 in 35 career games vs. TBL (regular season and playoffs). With 46 career playoff goals, Malkin tied Kevin Stevens for fourth in franchise history.

LOOSE PUCKS
Per Elias, seven goals have been scored in the opening minute of regulation in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs (79 GP) . . . Penguins forward Phil Kessel (1-0—1) extended his point streak to six games (5-4—9) . . . Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made seven saves in relief of Matt Murray, his first appearance since March 31 . . . Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin (1-0—1) has collected 4-8—12 in the playoffs (14 GP), compared to 4-6—10 in 21 games during the 2015-16 regular season . . . The Panthers announced they will hold a viewing party to unveil their new logo and uniforms on Thursday, June 2 at BB&T Center . . . ICYMI: SHOWTIME Sports debuted ALL ACCESS: Quest for the Stanley Cup, a first-of-its-kind docu-series chronicling the four teams participating in the 2016 Conference Finals.

SNEAK PEEK AT SATURDAY’S ACTION
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St. Louis @ San Jose, 7:15 p.m., SJS leads 2-1, CBC, TVAS, NBC
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