Lightning vs. Penguins — December 15, 2026: preview

TBLTBL
13-4-2
W2 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
SO
W
OT
L
Wed, Dec 16
@
PPG Paints Arena
PITPIT
7-10-2
W1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGETBL 56%

Matchup: Tampa Bay Lightning (13-4-2) at Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2). PuckLab Edge: Lightning, 56% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
TBLPIT
Scoring & Defense
3.89GF/GP3.21
3.00GA/GP3.53
+17Goal Diff−6
Analytics
54.65v5 CF%52.8
55.45v5 xGF%52.7
.889SV%.880
48.9FO %46.4
Special Teams & Discipline
21.2PP%21.1
71.7PK%78.8
8.4PIM / GP6.5
Record Splits
5-4-2Road / Home4-3-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
TBL

TBL Top Skaters

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

PIT Top Skaters

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

Team Profile

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