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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 4, 2025

Final· Benchmark International Arena
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT1214PIT8111231
TBL0123TBL1591640
PIT 51TBL 73
PIT 3.31TBL 4.47
PP goals
PIT 2TBL 1
Hits
PIT 21TBL 13
Blocks
PIT 14TBL 4
PIM
PIT 17TBL 13
PIT 54%TBL 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at TBL. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Kindel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:04 together.

  1. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:58.Malkin
  2. Points
    Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:09.Hagel
  3. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 10 shots in 25:28.Kucherov
  4. Points
    Darren Raddysh had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:49.Raddysh
  5. Points
    Tommy Novak had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:21.Novak
  6. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Kindel) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:04 together.MalkinCrosbyKarlssonRustKindel
  7. Goalie
    Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +15 against a season average of 25.2; the win.Jarry
  8. Usage
    Jake Guentzel (TBL) played 26:08, +5:58 up on his 20:10 season average over 80 games.Guentzel

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: 124 attempts, 71 on goal, 7 goals, 7.77 expected goals; best chance Anthony Mantha at 0.40 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 124 of 124 attempts · TBL 73 · PIT 51

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 4.47 to 3.31 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 73 to 51, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdTBLPITKMKKHHMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLPITcontrol2nd3rdKoivunen · 1st 6:12Malkin · 2nd 7:53Kindel · 2nd 9:49Kucherov · 2nd 18:46Hagel · 3rd 1:17Hagel · 3rd 11:44Malkin · 3rd 17:17
  • 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 28% of the game, TBL 42%.

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: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jonas Johansson (57:48) for TBL and Tristan Jarry (60:00) for PIT, 7 goals.

TBL
PIT
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against PIT skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TBL rows versus PIT columns: 250 matchups; most common Moser vs Crosby, 12:14 at 36% xGF.

TBL ↓ · PIT →RustCrosbyHayesMalkinManthaNovakKindelMcGroartyKoivunenLizotteDewarImamaGravesCliftonKarlssonWotherspoonSheaLetangL1 GourdeL1 GirgensonsL1 HolmbergL2 KucherovL2 CirelliL2 HagelL3 GuentzelL3 BjorkstrandL3 PaulL4 JamesL4 GoncalvesL4 DouglasD1 RaddyshD1 MoserD2 D'AstousD2 LillebergD3 CarlileD3 Crozier
TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatPITTBL
4842
2.942.59
2.852.37
712
67
2213
+0.006−0.006
28%42%

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. 6:12
    PITVille KoivunenPP (Kris Letang, Tommy Novak)snap0.18 xG
    PIT: Letang, Hayes, Mantha, Novak, KoivunenTBL: Cirelli, Hagel, Moser, Lilleberg
    PIT 1 – 0 TBL

2nd period

  1. 7:53
    PITEvgeni Malkinwrist0.29 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Mantha, Novak, SheaTBL: Kucherov, Cirelli, Hagel, D'Astous, Lilleberg
    PIT 2 – 0 TBL
  2. 9:49
    PITBen KindelPP (Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin)tip-in0.15 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, KindelTBL: Gourde, Girgensons, Moser, Lilleberg
    PIT 3 – 0 TBL
  3. 18:46
    TBLNikita Kucherov (Darren Raddysh, Jake Guentzel)tip-in0.07 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Hayes, Rust, SheaTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Raddysh, Cirelli, Moser
    PIT 3 – 1 TBL

3rd period

  1. 1:17
    TBLBrandon HagelPP (Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh)slap0.06 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Wotherspoon, Dewar, LizotteTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Raddysh, Hagel
    PIT 3 – 2 TBL
  2. 11:44
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Nick Paul, Gage Goncalves)snap0.22 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Wotherspoon, Koivunen, McGroarty, KindelTBL: Paul, Hagel, D'Astous, Goncalves, Lilleberg
    PIT 3 – 3 TBL
  3. 17:17
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Anthony Mantha)wrist0.12 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Mantha, Novak, Wotherspoon, SheaTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Cirelli, D'Astous, Lilleberg
    PIT 4 – 3 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 RL1000-120.5300021:37——4753
Sidney Crosby CL1000-110.0410221:30——5771
Kevin Hayes RL1000-130.3130014:58——5563
Evgeni Malkin CL2213+230.5010214:58——4446
Anthony Mantha RL2011+210.4711011:40——5256
Tommy Novak CL2022+200.0000011:21——4253
Ben Kindel CL3101-150.3902017:50——6742
Rutger McGroarty RL3000-110.0130013:01——5428
Ville Koivunen RL3101-120.2611012:48——5538
Blake Lizotte CL4000000.1621016:07——5359
Connor Dewar CL4000010.1312013:43——5759
Bokondji Imama LL4000000.000055:38——5564
Ryan Graves DD1000000.0501214:40——3937
Connor Clifton DD1000000.0032014:16——3933
Erik Karlsson DD2011-160.1200225:29——5860
Parker Wotherspoon DD2000030.2521220:01——6166
Ryan Shea DD3000+100.0111020:05——5647
Kris Letang DD3011030.0722220:03——5249
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)W40373.9254.4760:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Yanni Gourde CL1000020.0641016:22——3813
Zemgus Girgensons CL1000020.1330015:38——3826
Pontus Holmberg RL1000030.2220013:41——4327
Nikita Kucherov RL2112-1101.0200025:28——5061
Anthony Cirelli CL2000-110.2600017:40——5252
Brandon Hagel LL2202071.0800017:09——5775
Jake Guentzel CL3011030.3600026:08——3533
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL3000020.3400017:24——7831
Nick Paul LL3011+110.0600017:24——5848
Dominic James CL4000010.100109:02——3921
Gage Goncalves CL4011+100.000008:16——2557
Curtis Douglas CL4000010.010052:33——5753
Darren Raddysh DD1022+120.2010227:49——4429
J.J. Moser DD1000+110.0111023:03——4438
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2000-110.4700219:31——5054
Emil Lilleberg DD2000-100.0800018:06——4862
Declan Carlile DD3000010.0211210:57——4425
Maxwell Crozier DD3000020.0710210:12——5358
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)L31274.8713.3157:48

Goal anatomy

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

Ville Koivunen (PIT PP) 1st 6:12 · assists Kris Letang, Tommy Novak · Cycle · 71.1 mph shot.

Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 7:53 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
25.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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Ben Kindel · 2nd 9:49 · PIT PP

Play
deflection
Passes
5 (royal road)
Shot
25.8 mph
Distance
11 ft
Type
deflection

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Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 18:46 · TBL

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
26.1 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s

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Brandon Hagel · 3rd 11:44 · TBL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
29.9 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 17:17 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
35.7 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
3.6 s
Type
one-timer

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