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Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 34-36-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 47-27-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 2 0 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 4 7 15
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 10 6 27

Three stars

  1. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. A. Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  3. R. McDonagh, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (25) Nick Paul (18), Ryan McDonagh (22) Even strength PIT 0, TBL 1
1st 13:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh (3) Nikita Kucherov (69), Erik Cernak (17) Even strength PIT 0, TBL 2
1st 15:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (26) Brandon Hagel (46), J.J. Moser (10) Even strength PIT 0, TBL 3
1st 16:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (35) Jake Guentzel (34), Nikita Kucherov (70) Even strength PIT 0, TBL 4
2nd 15:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (31) Darren Raddysh (28), Oliver Bjorkstrand (23) Power play PIT 0, TBL 5
2nd 19:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (33) Nick Perbix (12), Emil Lilleberg (17) Even strength PIT 0, TBL 6
3rd 14:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (26) Matt Grzelcyk (33), Sidney Crosby (54) Even strength PIT 1, TBL 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 15 27
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 18 4
Hits 37 10
Blocked shots 16 16
Giveaways 9 14
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 38/66 (57.6%) 28/66 (42.4%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 54.5% 11:58
14 B. Imama L 0 0 0 0 14 1 7 1 0 05:41
15 J. Koppanen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 71.4% 11:58
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 1 0 21:38
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 2 0 100% 17:46
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 11:48
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 62.5% 18:30
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:03
53 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:24
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 3 0 57.1% 16:13
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 0 18:25
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 1 0 57.1% 19:41
20 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 19:46
23 V. Kolyachonok D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:49
24 M. Grzelcyk D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 2 1 0 20:00
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 16:01
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 2 0 22:43
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 24:44
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 7 3 4 .429 16:00 Loss
39 A. Nedeljkovic 20 18 2 .900 44:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 47.1% 12:14
20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 17:51
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 35.3% 20:20
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 12:56
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 100% 12:37
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 38.5% 17:07
38 B. Hagel L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 2 0 0 17:58
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 40% 20:55
71 A. Cirelli C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 46.2% 18:20
86 N. Kucherov R 1 2 3 +2 2 2 0 2 1 18:17
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:31
27 R. McDonagh D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 21:05
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 19:53
48 N. Perbix D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 16:46
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:26
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 0 14:50
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 0 04:20
90 J. Moser D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 17:45
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 15 14 1 .933 59:49 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Hooking 2
2nd 07:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Interference 2
2nd 13:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Graves Interference 2
3rd 03:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Bokondji Imama Slashing 2
3rd 03:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Bokondji Imama Slashing 2
3rd 03:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Bokondji Imama Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Dan Kelly
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak, Ryan Shea
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Jonas Johansson, Mitchell Chaffee

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at St. Louis Blues 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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