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Jokinen has 2 goals, Pens beat Lightning 6-3

Even short-handed, the Pittsburgh Penguins continued their drive toward the best record in the East.Jussi Jokinen scored two goals and added an assist, Pascal Dupuis had a goal and two assists, and the Eastern-Conference leading Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 Thursday night."Obviously, we have a really good team and we're missing a couple of key players still," Jokinen said. "We have some depth on this team as well, and that's what you need when you go to the playoffs."Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin and Tanner Glass had the other Pittsburgh goals. Dupuis has three goals and eight points during a four-game points streak.The Atlantic Division champion Penguins have a five-point lead over Montreal for the top seed in the conference.The Penguins are still without center Sidney Crosby (broken jaw), left wing James Neal (concussion) and defenseman Paul Martin (hand). Defenseman Kris Letang was back in the lineup and had an assist after missing the previous six games with a lower body...

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