Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
· Amalie Arena, Tampa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 |
10 |
11 |
25 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
11 |
9 |
7 |
27 |
Three stars
- A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
- N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
- V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:56 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anthony Cirelli (6) |
Victor Hedman (21), Nikita Kucherov (27) |
Power play |
PIT 0, TBL 1 |
| 2nd |
08:31 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (17) |
Victor Hedman (22), Steven Stamkos (16) |
Power play |
PIT 0, TBL 2 |
| 2nd |
17:04 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Tanner Jeannot (6) |
Michael Eyssimont (5) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, TBL 3 |
| 3rd |
19:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jake Guentzel (10) |
Sidney Crosby (12) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, TBL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
21 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
27 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/54 (59.3%) |
22/54 (40.7%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:02 |
| Number 11 A. Nylander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 15 J. Koppanen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:30 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:03 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
17:12 |
| Number 43 J. Harkins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:52 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:46 |
| Number 63 R. Zohorna |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:49 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
21:11 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:13 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
70.4% |
23:25 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 7 J. Ludvig |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:38 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
58:26 |
Loss |
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
12:59 |
| Number 12 A. Barré-Boulet |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
13:47 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
19:37 |
| Number 23 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:16 |
| Number 38 B. Hagel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 51 A. Watson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:20 |
| Number 64 T. Motte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 71 A. Cirelli |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
20% |
19:28 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:43 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
19:24 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 44 C. de Haan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:04 |
| Number 81 E. Cernak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:09 |
| Number 98 M. Sergachev |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
|
24:17 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy |
25 |
24 |
1 |
.960 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Shea |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:52 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Shea |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:15 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anthony Cirelli |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:36 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Reilly Smith |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:18 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anthony Cirelli |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:31 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Steven Stamkos |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:52 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Victor Hedman |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Referees
- Tom Chmielewski, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Devin Berg
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Vinnie Hinostroza, Noel Acciari, Dmitri Samorukov
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Haydn Fleury, Cole Koepke
Other NHL games on Dec 6
Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Dallas Stars
4
 at Florida Panthers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 6, 2023
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
6
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 6, 2023
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 6, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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