Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay LightningApr 2, 2026

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	2	0	1	3		PIT	11	8	5	24
TBL	1	3	2	6		TBL	11	9	13	33

: PIT 46TBL 67
: PIT 1.93TBL 4.92
PP goals: PIT 1TBL 0
Hits: PIT 21TBL 18
Blocks: PIT 18TBL 10
PIM: PIT 8TBL 10
: PIT 61%TBL 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at home. Anthony Cirelli (TBL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Rakell–Novak skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Anthony Cirelli had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:08.Cirelli
Points
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:45.Kucherov
Points
Egor Chinakhov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:19.Chinakhov
Points
Gage Goncalves had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:43.Goncalves
Points
Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 7 shots in 21:24.Guentzel
Points
Kris Letang had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:04.Letang
Points
Samuel Girard had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:20.Girard
New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Rakell–Novak skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Rakell Novak

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

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

TBL
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · TBL 67 · PIT 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 12% of the game, TBL 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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

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
Stat	PIT	TBL
	47	65
	2.02	3.84
	1.98	3.64
	6	20
	5	7
	24	19
	+0.074	−0.074
	12%	48%

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

L1Crosby – Rust – Chinakhov
10:0517% CF
L2Malkin – Rakell – Novak
9:2568% CF
L3Acciari – Dewar – Soderblom
8:0440% CF
L4Mantha – Brazeau – Kindel
7:0657% CF
D1Karlsson – Wotherspoon
16:1840% CF
D2Letang – Girard
14:0838% CF
D3Clifton – Shea
12:3752% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Karlsson – Rust – Rakell
2:3333% CF
PP2Letang – Mantha – Novak – Chinakhov – Kindel
1:15100% CF
PK1FAcciari – Dewar
1:48
PK2FRust – Rakell
0:38
PK1DClifton – Shea
1:37
PK2DKarlsson – Wotherspoon
1:11

Current PIT line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Kucherov – Guentzel – Point
11:4756% CF
L2Gourde – Girgensons – Holmberg
9:5467% CF
L3Perry – Paul – Chaffee
8:3660% CF
L4Bjorkstrand – Cirelli – Goncalves
7:3756% CF
D1D'Astous – Lilleberg
15:2147% CF
D2Raddysh – Moser
12:5159% CF
D3McDonagh – Cernak
11:3773% CF

PP1Perry – Kucherov – Guentzel – Point – Raddysh
2:47100% CF
PK1FGourde – Girgensons
2:10
PK2FGuentzel – Cirelli
1:06
PK1DMcDonagh – Cernak
2:38
PK2DMoser – Lilleberg
0:44

Current TBL 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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:43	—	—	17	11
Egor Chinakhov R	L1	2	0	2	-2	4	0.33	1	0	0	18:19	—	—	26	14
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.08	1	2	0	18:05	—	—	29	22
Rickard Rakell R	L2	1	0	1	-2	3	0.17	1	0	0	18:24	—	—	70	65
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.27	2	1	4	18:18	—	—	62	64
Tommy Novak C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:27	—	—	63	56
Connor Dewar C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	0	2	13:11	—	—	33	22
Noel Acciari C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:21	—	—	46	51
Elmer Soderblom L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	0	0	10:41	—	—	36	49
Anthony Mantha R	L4	0	1	1	-3	3	0.13	0	0	0	13:59	—	—	45	23
Ben Kindel C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	0	11:59	—	—	48	35
Justin Brazeau R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	4	1	0	9:53	—	—	42	27
Erik Karlsson D	D1	0	0	0	-4	3	0.43	0	1	0	23:48	—	—	40	33
Parker Wotherspoon D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	3	1	0	20:00	—	—	39	33
Kris Letang D	D2	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	20:04	—	—	41	49
Samuel Girard D	D2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.23	0	6	0	18:20	—	—	36	50
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	2	3	2	16:52	—	—	48	18
Ryan Shea D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	54	17

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Stuart Skinner(start)	L	32	27	5	.844	4.23	59:23

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	2	2	+2	7	0.65	3	0	0	21:24	—	—	58	57
Nikita Kucherov R	L1	1	2	3	+3	4	0.53	0	1	0	20:45	—	—	51	53
Brayden Point C	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.39	0	0	0	17:59	—	—	58	57
Yanni Gourde C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.54	0	1	0	15:43	—	—	65	79
Zemgus Girgensons C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.27	4	0	0	14:50	—	—	64	79
Pontus Holmberg R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	11:33	—	—	69	81
Corey Perry R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	12:26	—	—	60	74
Nick Paul L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	11:00	—	—	60	65
Mitchell Chaffee R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.22	3	2	0	9:23	—	—	62	65
Gage Goncalves C	L4	0	2	2	+2	1	0.04	1	0	0	15:43	—	—	47	70
Anthony Cirelli C	L4	3	0	3	+3	3	1.57	0	1	0	15:08	—	—	47	70
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	1	2	9:28	—	—	59	89
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.09	1	0	2	20:58	—	—	50	68
Emil Lilleberg D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	2	20:42	—	—	44	55
Darren Raddysh D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.21	1	0	4	21:42	—	—	60	55
J.J. Moser D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	19:13	—	—	58	54
Ryan McDonagh D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.00	0	3	0	18:04	—	—	72	89
Erik Cernak D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.12	1	1	0	17:21	—	—	75	92

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	1.93	58:50

Goal anatomy

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

Anthony Cirelli (TBL) 1st 5:06 · assists Gage Goncalves · Rebound · loose puck · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 41.1 mph shot · 7.0 s from entry to goal.

Anthony Cirelli · 1st 5:06 · TBL

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.1 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 7.0 s
Type: rebound

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Rickard Rakell · 1st 7:01 · PIT

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 31.5 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 5.3 s

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Egor Chinakhov · 1st 16:10 · PIT

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 45.9 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Anthony Cirelli · 2nd 0:11 · TBL SH

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.3 mph
Distance: 123 ft

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Brayden Point · 2nd 14:08 · TBL

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 68.9 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 19:05 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 22.3 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 13:50 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 60.0 mph
Distance: 36 ft

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Anthony Cirelli · 3rd 15:33 · TBL EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 36.8 mph
Distance: 62 ft
Entry to goal: 1.3 s

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Egor Chinakhov · 3rd 19:58 · PIT PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 74.0 mph
Distance: 30 ft

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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.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay LightningApr 2, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Pittsburgh Penguins

Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goal anatomy

Anthony Cirelli · 1st 5:06 · TBL

Rickard Rakell · 1st 7:01 · PIT

Egor Chinakhov · 1st 16:10 · PIT

Anthony Cirelli · 2nd 0:11 · TBL SH

Brayden Point · 2nd 14:08 · TBL

Zemgus Girgensons · 2nd 19:05 · TBL

Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 13:50 · TBL

Anthony Cirelli · 3rd 15:33 · TBL EN

Egor Chinakhov · 3rd 19:58 · PIT PP