"The Lightning knew they had to come out locked-in to face a loaded Pittsburgh team Thursday.

And that's precisely the part Tampa Bay played in knocking off the conference-leading Penguins 4-1 in front of an announced crowd of 18,509.

Goaltender Dwayne Roloson stopped 33 shots, falling 3:11 short of posting his second shutout of the season. Vinny Lecavalier scored twice, while Steve Downie and Brett Connolly scored power-play goals to lead the Lightning to their sixth consecutive victory at home, tied for the third longest home winning streak in franchise history.

"They were as hard as it gets,'' Lightning coach Guy Boucher said of facing the Penguins."