Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 12, 2025

FinalSunday, Jan 12, 2025· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TBL	0	2	3	5		TBL	2	7	10	19
PIT	1	0	1	2		PIT	14	10	9	33

: TBL 47PIT 76
: TBL 3.94PIT 2.90
PP goals: TBL 0PIT 1
Hits: TBL 38PIT 33
Blocks: TBL 15PIT 11
PIM: TBL 8PIT 2
: TBL 46%PIT 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at PIT. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Hayes, Rust, Rakell and Grzelcyk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:33 together.

Points
Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:10.Kucherov
Points
Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:45.Cirelli
Points
Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:29.Hagel
Points
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:31.Rakell
Points
Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:06.Guentzel
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Hayes, Rust, Rakell and Grzelcyk) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:33 together.Crosby Hayes Rust Rakell Grzelcyk
New line
New look for PIT: Glass–Tomasino–O'Connor skated 10:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Glass Tomasino O'Connor
New line
New look for TBL: Girgensons–Paul–Eyssimont skated 6:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Girgensons Paul Eyssimont

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 123 of 123 attempts · PIT 76 · TBL 47

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 25% of the game, PIT 33%.

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
	47	72
	1.68	2.40
	1.60	2.33
	5	13
	6	2
	17	30
	−0.013	+0.013
	25%	33%

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 – Guentzel – Point
7:1139% CF
L2Girgensons – Paul – Eyssimont
6:0050% CF
L3Atkinson – Glendening – Chaffee
2:3325% CF
L4Cirelli – Hagel – Goncalves
0:00
D1McDonagh – Cernak
13:3242% CF
D2Hedman – Raddysh
12:2327% CF
D3Perbix – Lilleberg
10:2829% CF

PK1FGlendening – Girgensons
2:35
PK2FPaul – Hagel
1:08
PK1DMcDonagh – Cernak
2:47
PK2DHedman – Lilleberg
0:50

Current TBL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
15:3056% CF
L2Glass – Tomasino – O'Connor
10:1661% CF
L3Hayes – Beauvillier – Puljujarvi
7:5969% CF
L4Nieto – Acciari – Lizotte
5:5862% CF
D1Letang – Pettersson
20:0252% CF
D2Karlsson – Grzelcyk
14:1468% CF
D3Joseph – Pickering
13:2175% CF

PP1Crosby – Hayes – Rust – Rakell – Grzelcyk
4:3389% CF
PP2Letang – Karlsson – Glass – Tomasino – O'Connor
0:21

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	2	1	3	+3	3	0.71	1	0	0	19:10	—	—	54	65
Brayden Point C	L1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.03	2	1	0	17:27	—	—	39	55
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	2	2	+2	4	0.27	0	1	0	16:06	—	—	41	48
Nick Paul L	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.90	3	0	0	17:43	—	—	32	31
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	4	2	0	13:42	—	—	39	43
Michael Eyssimont C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	0	0	10:24	—	—	42	47
Luke Glendening C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:22	—	—	38	6
Mitchell Chaffee R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	10:45	—	—	29	3
Cam Atkinson R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	7:26	—	—	17	2
Brandon Hagel L	L4	1	1	2	+2	6	0.73	0	4	0	21:29	—	—	40	43
Anthony Cirelli C	L4	1	1	2	+3	2	0.98	1	1	2	18:45	—	—	43	56
Gage Goncalves C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	6:30	—	—	36	6
Ryan McDonagh D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.13	1	0	0	22:51	—	—	47	39
Erik Cernak D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	5	1	0	21:43	—	—	48	50
Victor Hedman D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	3	1	4	20:25	—	—	37	36
Darren Raddysh D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	2	19:11	—	—	28	24
Emil Lilleberg D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	4	1	0	19:04	—	—	39	65
Nick Perbix D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	42	64

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonas Johansson(start)	W	33	31	2	.939	2.90	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	-2	6	0.38	1	2	0	25:42	—	—	53	56
Rickard Rakell R	L1	1	1	2	-3	6	0.65	1	0	0	24:31	—	—	50	58
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.39	1	2	0	23:49	—	—	57	71
Cody Glass C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	4	0	0	14:25	—	—	64	31
Drew O'Connor L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	0	0	14:02	—	—	60	27
Philip Tomasino R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	2	0	0	13:36	—	—	57	21
Kevin Hayes R	L3	1	0	1	-3	4	0.39	0	0	0	16:02	—	—	59	89
Jesse Puljujarvi R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	4	0	2	11:24	—	—	60	78
Anthony Beauvillier R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.35	1	0	0	11:19	—	—	71	87
Blake Lizotte C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	1	0	10:57	—	—	76	72
Matt Nieto L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	10:25	—	—	78	71
Noel Acciari C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	1	1	0	7:40	—	—	60	44
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	4	1	0	24:52	—	—	53	64
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	4	3	0	23:43	—	—	53	63
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	0	0	-4	1	0.05	0	0	0	19:42	—	—	70	46
Matt Grzelcyk D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	0	1	0	18:47	—	—	64	44
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	14:47	—	—	71	68
Owen Pickering D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	2	0	0	13:35	—	—	75	68

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	L	17	14	3	.824	2.10	58:42

Goal anatomy

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

Rickard Rakell (PIT) 1st 14:20 · assists Bryan Rust, Marcus Pettersson · Forecheck turnover · 14.0 mph shot.

Rickard Rakell · 1st 14:20 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 14.0 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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Brandon Hagel · 2nd 6:54 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 63.6 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 16:04 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 71.3 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Type: one-timer

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Kevin Hayes · 3rd 2:17 · PIT PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.7 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: rebound

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Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 16:57 · TBL

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.3 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Anthony Cirelli · 3rd 18:48 · TBL EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 42.8 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Nick Paul · 3rd 19:39 · TBL EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 42.2 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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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 PenguinsJan 12, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

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

Rickard Rakell · 1st 14:20 · PIT

Brandon Hagel · 2nd 6:54 · TBL

Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 16:04 · TBL

Kevin Hayes · 3rd 2:17 · PIT PP

Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 16:57 · TBL

Anthony Cirelli · 3rd 18:48 · TBL EN

Nick Paul · 3rd 19:39 · TBL EN