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Steven Stamkos has had one fight in his NHL career, so when the Lightning center Thursday night threw punches at the head of Pittsburgh's Matt Niskanen, it was worth noting.

The dustup with 52 seconds left in Tampa Bay's 4-1 victory over the Penguins at the St. Pete Times Forum was Stamkos' reaction to seven cross-checks (a couple to the head) from Niskanen and Matt Cooke while on his back.

"I had enough," Stamkos said, "so I took it into my hands a little bit."

Tampa Bay (9-7-2) took things into its own hands against the No. 1 team in the East to snap a two-game losing streak and extend its home winning streak to six.

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