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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay LightningMar 25, 2025

Final· Amalie Arena
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TBL
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT0011PIT44715
TBL4206TBL1110627
PIT 42TBL 59
PIT 1.12TBL 3.17
PP goals
PIT 0TBL 1
Hits
PIT 37TBL 10
Blocks
PIT 16TBL 16
PIM
PIT 18TBL 4
PIT 58%TBL 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 at home. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Erik Cernak (TBL) played 4:20, −14:07 down on his 18:27 season average over 75 games.

  1. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:17.Kucherov
  2. Points
    Anthony Cirelli had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:20.Cirelli
  3. Points
    Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:58.Hagel
  4. Points
    Ryan McDonagh had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:05.McDonagh
  5. Usage
    Erik Cernak (TBL) played 4:20, −14:07 down on his 18:27 season average over 75 games.Cernak
  6. New line
    New look for TBL: Paul–Cirelli–Hagel skated 10:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PaulCirelliHagel
  7. Luck
    TBL scored 6 goals on 3.17 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. New line
    New look for PIT: Hayes–Heinen–Tomasino skated 7:24 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HayesHeinenTomasino

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.

Shot map, PIT at TBL: 101 attempts, 42 on goal, 7 goals, 4.28 expected goals; best chance Brayden Point at 0.43 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← PIT attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TBL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 101 of 101 attempts · TBL 59 · PIT 42

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at TBL: expected goals 3.17 to 1.12 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 42, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdTBLPITCMCPKHRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLPITcontrol2nd3rdCirelli · 1st 12:13McDonagh · 1st 13:30Cirelli · 1st 15:12Point · 1st 16:00Kucherov · 2nd 15:31Hagel · 2nd 19:19Rust · 3rd 14:15
  • TBL pressure
  • PIT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 16% of the game, TBL 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at TBL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (59:49) for TBL and Alex Nedeljkovic (44:00) for PIT, 7 goals.

TBL
PIT
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
StatPITTBL
4464
1.093.23
1.083.08
414
47
1816
+0.063−0.063
16%41%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:13
    TBLAnthony Cirelli (Nick Paul, Ryan McDonagh)wrist0.26 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Grzelcyk, DewarTBL: McDonagh, Paul, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel
    PIT 0 – 1 TBL
  2. 13:30
    TBLRyan McDonagh (Nikita Kucherov, Erik Cernak)snap0.01 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykTBL: McDonagh, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Moser
    PIT 0 – 2 TBL
  3. 15:12
    TBLAnthony Cirelli (Brandon Hagel, J.J. Moser)snap0.12 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykTBL: McDonagh, Paul, Cirelli, Hagel, Moser
    PIT 0 – 3 TBL
  4. 16:00
    TBLBrayden Point (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.43 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Acciari, Timmins, Dewar, LizotteTBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh
    PIT 0 – 4 TBL

2nd period

  1. 15:31
    TBLNikita KucherovPP (Darren Raddysh, Oliver Bjorkstrand)snap0.07 xG
    PIT: Letang, Grzelcyk, Acciari, KoppanenTBL: Kucherov, Gourde, Bjorkstrand, Paul, Raddysh
    PIT 0 – 5 TBL
  2. 19:19
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Nick Perbix, Emil Lilleberg)tip-in0.11 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Acciari, Timmins, Dewar, LizotteTBL: Paul, Cirelli, Hagel, Perbix, Lilleberg
    PIT 0 – 6 TBL

3rd period

  1. 14:15
    PITBryan Rust (Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby)tip-in0.05 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykTBL: McDonagh, Paul, Cirelli, Hagel, Moser
    PIT 1 – 6 TBL

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1101-210.0511021:38——2821
Sidney Crosby CL1011-220.0321019:41——2824
Rickard Rakell RL1000-110.0112218:25——3235
Blake Lizotte CL2000-200.1420018:30——4828
Connor Dewar CL2000-320.3022017:46——3718
Noel Acciari CL2000-210.0243016:13——5231
Kevin Hayes RL3000000.0060011:58——4310
Danton Heinen LL3000000.0500011:48——4611
Philip Tomasino RL3000000.0000011:24——5415
Joona Koppanen LL4000010.0330011:58——6951
Emil Bemstrom CL4000010.110008:03——6053
Bokondji Imama LL4000010.0071145:41——6362
Erik Karlsson DD1000-200.0711024:44——4429
Conor Timmins DD1000-220.1800019:46——6139
Kris Letang DD2000-230.1022022:43——3016
Matt Grzelcyk DD2011-200.0021020:00——2714
Ryan Graves DD3000000.0222216:01——3218
Vladislav Kolyachonok DD3000000.0020015:49——459
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic—20182.9002.0144:00
Tristan Jarry(start)L734.4291.1616:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jake Guentzel CL1011+220.1800020:55——6785
Brayden Point CL1101+230.9401020:20——6186
Nikita Kucherov RL1123+220.2802218:17——6286
Anthony Cirelli CL2202+240.6100018:20——7481
Brandon Hagel LL2112+240.2320017:58——7983
Nick Paul LL2011+220.0501017:51——6878
Yanni Gourde CL3000010.0111017:07——4859
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL3011010.2112012:56——3855
Gage Goncalves CL3000000.0011012:31——4054
Nick Perbix DD1011+110.0201016:46——3050
Emil Lilleberg DD1011+100.0001214:50——3280
Victor Hedman DD2000+110.2300020:26——6474
Darren Raddysh DD2011+120.1501019:53——6073
Ryan McDonagh DD3112+220.0101021:05——7481
J.J. Moser DD3011+110.2001017:45——7370
Zemgus Girgensons C—000000.0431012:37——3326
Luke Glendening C—000010.0000012:14——275
Erik Cernak D—011+100.002204:20——5594
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)W15141.9331.1259:49

Goal anatomy

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

Anthony Cirelli (TBL) 1st 12:13 · assists Nick Paul, Ryan McDonagh · Forecheck turnover · 21.4 mph shot.

Ryan McDonagh · 1st 13:30 · TBL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
37.1 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s

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Brayden Point · 1st 16:00 · TBL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
7.2 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s
Type
rebound

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Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 15:31 · TBL PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1
Shot
62.6 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
5.5 s

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Bryan Rust · 3rd 14:15 · PIT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
32.7 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
5.0 s
Type
one-timer

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