Penguins vs. Lightning — December 12, 2026: preview

PITPIT
7-10-2
W1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
W
W
L
Sat, Dec 12
@
Benchmark International Arena
TBLTBL
13-4-2
W2 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
SO
W
OT
L
PUCKLAB EDGETBL 61%

Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2) at Tampa Bay Lightning (13-4-2). PuckLab Edge: Lightning, 61% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
PITTBL
Scoring & Defense
3.21GF/GP3.89
3.53GA/GP3.00
−6Goal Diff+17
Analytics
52.85v5 CF%54.6
52.75v5 xGF%55.4
.880SV%.889
46.4FO %48.9
Special Teams & Discipline
21.1PP%21.2
78.8PK%71.7
6.5PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
3-7-1Road / Home8-0-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
PIT

PIT Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Erik KarlssonD19316190.3050.5Evgeni MalkinC17611170.8555.8Tommy NovakC1977140.9053.6Sidney CrosbyC1967130.8252.6Rickard RakellR1965111.2052.1
TBL

TBL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Nikita KucherovR19820280.7054.9Brandon HagelL191311241.5559.1Jake GuentzelC191113240.9157.8John CarlsonD19610160.5156.1Brayden PointC17511160.9356.6

Team Profile

PIT
Avg Age
28.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
TBL
Avg Age
29.3
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
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