The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 as Anthony Cirelli had his 2nd career hat trick while Nikita Kucherov had another 3-point night. The Lightning reached 100 points for the 9th time in franchise history and they lowered their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to 2 points. Brandon Hagel and Scott Sabourin missed the game due to injury as Mitchell Chaffee was recalled from Syracuse.

<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 as Anthony Cirelli had his 2nd career hat trick while Nikita Kucherov had another 3-point night. The Lightning reached 100 points for the 9th time in franchise history and they lowered their magic number to clinch a playoff berth to 2 points. Brandon Hagel and Scott Sabourin missed the game due to injury as Mitchell Chaffee was recalled from Syracuse.</p>

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<p>The Lightning Daily Strike Podcast starts every day with the latest info on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 5 minutes or less you&rsquo;ll hear from the Lightning coaches and players, Dave Mishkin&rsquo;s game highlights, interesting stats &amp; figures on the Bolts, news &amp; notes, Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bears updates plus this date in Lightning History.</p>