PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
38-22-16 · L1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
OT
W
W
Final
3—6
2026-04-02 · Amalie Arena
TBL
Tampa Bay Lightning
47-22-6 · W1 · L10: 7-1-2
L
W
W
OT
W
OT
W
W
W
L
TBL dominated expected goals 4.8 to 1.9 · TBL controlled 58.1% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEPIT xG
1.90
ACTUAL
3 — 6
TBL xG
4.77
Scoring Timeline
0.42
HIGH xG
1P 5:06Even Strength
71
Anthony Cirelli(21)
C · TBL · #71
Gage Goncalves (19)PIT 0 - 1 TBL
0.10
HIGH xG
1P 7:01Even Strength
67
Rickard Rakell(21)
R · PIT · #67
Samuel Girard (13), Kris Letang (29)PIT 1 - 1 TBL
0.03
LOW xG
1P 16:10Even Strength
59
Egor Chinakhov(19)
R · PIT · #59
Bryan Rust (35), Samuel Girard (14)PIT 2 - 1 TBL
0.24
HIGH xG
2P 0:11Power Play71
Anthony Cirelli(22)
C · TBL · #71
PIT 2 - 2 TBL
0.19
HIGH xG
2P 14:08Even Strength
21
Brayden Point(18)
C · TBL · #21
Jake Guentzel (46), Nikita Kucherov (82)PIT 2 - 3 TBL
0.10
HIGH xG
2P 19:05Even Strength
28
Zemgus Girgensons(9)
C · TBL · #28
Yanni Gourde (19), Ryan McDonagh (11)PIT 2 - 4 TBL
0.03
LOW xG
3P 13:50Even Strength
86
Nikita Kucherov(41)
R · TBL · #86
Charles-Edouard D'Astous (23), Jake Guentzel (47)PIT 2 - 5 TBL
0.61
HIGH xG
3P 15:33Power PlayEN71
Anthony Cirelli(23)
C · TBL · #71
Gage Goncalves (20), Nikita Kucherov (83)PIT 2 - 6 TBL
0.10
MED xG
3P 19:58Power Play59
Egor Chinakhov(20)
R · PIT · #59
Kris Letang (30), Anthony Mantha (29)PIT 3 - 6 TBL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
71
Anthony Cirelli
C · TBL · #71
3G, 3 SOG
★2
74
Stuart Skinner
G · PIT · #74
27/32 saves, .843 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · TBL · #88
21/24 saves, .875 SV%, -0.9 GSAx
Team Stats
PITTBL
24Shots33
1.90xGF4.77
41.9CF%58.1
60.9FO%39.1
1/4PP0/3
21Hits18
18Blocks10
15Giveaways17
4Takeaways4
8PIM10
Period Breakdown
| Period | PIT SOG | TBL SOG | PIT xG | TBL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 10 | 0.74 | 1.31 |
| 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0.90 | 1.38 |
| 3rd | 4 | 11 | 0.25 | 2.08 |
| Total | 21 | 27 | 1.89 | 4.77 |
Penalties
9 TOTAL1P 17:52
Connor Cliftoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand1P 18:24
Darren Raddyshholding (2 min)
Drawn by Noel Acciari3P 1:04
Oliver Bjorkstrandroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Evgeni Malkin3P 1:04
Evgeni Malkincross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand3P 1:04
Evgeni Malkinroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand3P 7:35
Emil Lillebergholding (2 min)
Drawn by Kris Letang3P 10:15
Connor Dewarholding-the-stick (2 min)
Drawn by J.J. Moser3P 10:37
Darren Raddyshtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Bryan Rust3P 18:10
Charles-Edouard D'Astouscross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Rickard Rakell