Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 6, 2024

FinalSaturday, Apr 6, 2024· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TBL	0	1	3	4		TBL	6	16	12	34
PIT	1	3	1	5		PIT	14	10	4	28

: TBL 74PIT 65
: TBL 2.40PIT 3.42
PP goals: TBL 2PIT 0
Hits: TBL 26PIT 24
Blocks: TBL 21PIT 25
PIM: TBL 4PIT 8
: TBL 42%PIT 58%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 at home. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 4:26 together.

Points
Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:09.Malkin
Points
Michael Bunting had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:12.Bunting
Points
Erik Karlsson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:23.Karlsson
Points
Nikita Kucherov had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 24:02.Kucherov
Points
Victor Hedman had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 23:48.Hedman
Points
Steven Stamkos had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:00.Stamkos
PP1
TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 4:26 together.Stamkos Hedman Kucherov Paul Point
New line
New look for TBL: Motte–Eyssimont–Chaffee skated 4:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Motte Eyssimont Chaffee

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
TBL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 139 of 139 attempts · PIT 65 · TBL 74

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
TBL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT pressure
TBL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 35% of the game, PIT 47%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

PIT

TBL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	TBL	PIT
	58	72
	1.54	3.86
	1.48	3.47
	12	16
	6	0
	8	13
	−0.060	+0.060
	35%	47%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Kucherov – Duclair – Point
9:1132% CF
L2Motte – Eyssimont – Chaffee
4:5647% CF
L3Stamkos – Paul – Hagel
4:2731% CF
D1Hedman – Raddysh
11:2165% CF
D2Fleury – Cernak
6:5230% CF
D3Perbix – Lilleberg
6:2644% CF

PP1Stamkos – Hedman – Kucherov – Paul – Point
4:2693% CF
PK1FPaul – Hagel
2:17
PK2FGlendening – Motte
0:47
PK1DDumba – Lilleberg
1:40
PK2DHedman – Cernak
1:00

Current TBL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Malkin – Rakell – Bunting
11:4458% CF
L2Crosby – Rust – O'Connor
11:0571% CF
L3Eller – Smith – Puustinen
7:3571% CF
L4Carter – Puljujarvi – Bemstrom
4:4233% CF
D1Karlsson – Pettersson
16:5771% CF
D2Letang – Joseph
14:5552% CF
D3Shea – St. Ivany
10:5348% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Karlsson – Rust – Bunting
2:24100% CF
PP2Carter – Letang – Eller – Smith – Rakell
1:010% CF
PK1FCarter – Rust
2:38
PK2FEller – O'Connor
1:41
PK1DLetang – Shea
1:59
PK2DJoseph – St. Ivany
0:24

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nikita Kucherov R	L1	0	3	3	0	4	0.54	0	0	0	24:02	—	—	50	31
Brayden Point C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	22:49	—	—	39	27
Anthony Duclair L	L1	1	0	1	-1	3	0.23	0	0	0	13:47	—	—	44	37
Michael Eyssimont C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.08	4	1	0	15:15	—	—	41	21
Tyler Motte C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	2	0	14:36	—	—	40	21
Mitchell Chaffee R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	2	0	0	12:23	—	—	38	24
Nick Paul L	L3	1	0	1	-2	4	0.22	1	1	0	21:54	—	—	45	40
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.13	2	1	0	18:36	—	—	50	23
Steven Stamkos C	L3	2	0	2	-3	7	0.56	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	48	21
Victor Hedman D	D1	0	3	3	-1	1	0.10	4	1	0	23:48	—	—	58	41
Darren Raddysh D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	2	0	15:08	—	—	43	29
Erik Cernak D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	5	4	0	15:30	—	—	31	21
Haydn Fleury D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	3	2	13:17	—	—	35	19
Emil Lilleberg D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	1	0	17:45	—	—	52	33
Nick Perbix D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	1	0	14:16	—	—	43	16
Mathew Dumba D	—	0	0	0	-3	2	0.06	2	3	0	13:58	—	—	53	35
Conor Sheary L	—	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:01	—	—	50	36
Luke Glendening C	—	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	1	0	2	11:18	—	—	47	43

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	L	28	23	5	.821	3.42	57:37

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evgeni Malkin C	L1	2	1	3	+2	5	1.05	0	0	0	18:09	—	—	54	81
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	4	3	0	16:33	—	—	47	80
Michael Bunting L	L1	1	2	3	+2	2	0.54	3	0	0	15:12	—	—	56	84
Bryan Rust R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.25	1	1	0	21:48	—	—	65	68
Drew O'Connor L	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.21	0	3	0	18:36	—	—	57	65
Sidney Crosby C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.54	2	0	0	18:33	—	—	60	68
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	16:32	—	—	60	47
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	14:37	—	—	58	46
Valtteri Puustinen R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	2	0	10:15	—	—	65	86
Jeff Carter C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	1	0	13:01	—	—	41	60
Jesse Puljujarvi R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	7:06	—	—	30	60
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.40	1	0	0	6:54	—	—	40	74
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	3	2	6	23:22	—	—	58	69
Erik Karlsson D	D1	0	3	3	+2	3	0.10	2	2	0	22:23	—	—	73	86
Kris Letang D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	3	2	0	25:14	—	—	46	49
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	3	2	2	17:09	—	—	49	55
Jack St. Ivany D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	6	0	14:36	—	—	50	87
Ryan Shea D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:55	—	—	50	89

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)	W	34	30	4	.882	2.40	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Sidney Crosby (PIT) 1st 4:20 · assists Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson · Rebound · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 10.5 mph shot · 4.0 s from entry to goal.

Sidney Crosby · 1st 4:20 · PIT

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 10.5 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s
Type: rebound

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Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 6:06 · PIT

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 64.2 mph
Distance: 54 ft

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Steven Stamkos · 2nd 12:15 · TBL PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4
Shot: 62.3 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 5.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Kris Letang · 2nd 14:39 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.6 mph
Distance: 62 ft

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Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 16:57 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 8.9 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Nick Paul · 3rd 0:25 · TBL

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.2 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Anthony Duclair · 3rd 7:23 · TBL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 67.8 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s

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Steven Stamkos · 3rd 10:45 · TBL PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 80.0 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: one-timer

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Michael Bunting · 3rd 14:32 · PIT

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 18.5 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Type: rebound

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 6, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goal anatomy

Sidney Crosby · 1st 4:20 · PIT

Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 6:06 · PIT

Steven Stamkos · 2nd 12:15 · TBL PP

Kris Letang · 2nd 14:39 · PIT

Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 16:57 · PIT

Nick Paul · 3rd 0:25 · TBL

Anthony Duclair · 3rd 7:23 · TBL

Steven Stamkos · 3rd 10:45 · TBL PP

Michael Bunting · 3rd 14:32 · PIT