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Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 5–2 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 2 40-38-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 1 0 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 1 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 7 11 13 31
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 10 5 23

Three stars

  1. R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. A. Silovs, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Elmer Soderblom (6) Unassisted Even strength FLA 0, PIT 1
1st 16:15 Florida Panthers Cole Schwindt (4) Vinnie Hinostroza (10), Gustav Forsling (25) Even strength FLA 1, PIT 1
1st 16:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (29) Egor Chinakhov (18), Bryan Rust (36) Even strength FLA 1, PIT 2
1st 19:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (23) Sidney Crosby (42), Evgeni Malkin (40) Power play FLA 1, PIT 3
2nd 18:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (24) Evgeni Malkin (41), Tommy Novak (25) Even strength FLA 1, PIT 4
3rd 03:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (28) Sidney Crosby (43), Egor Chinakhov (19) Even strength FLA 1, PIT 5
3rd 14:15 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (24) Seth Jones (24) Power play FLA 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 31 23
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 7
Penalty minutes 23 21
Hits 28 7
Blocked shots 9 16
Giveaways 16 13
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 29/50 (58%) 21/50 (42%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 46.7% 21:28
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 33.3% 15:51
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0 0 20:38
18 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:09
19 M. Tkachuk L 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 21:09
23 C. Verhaeghe C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 33.3% 22:43
24 V. Hinostroza C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 09:01
25 N. Foote L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 05:37
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 0 66.7% 16:59
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 100% 12:45
79 C. Schwindt R 1 0 1 -2 0 3 3 0 0 50% 09:45
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 77.8% 10:19
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 0 24:50
6 D. Sebrango D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 14:00
7 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 21:59
20 M. Benning D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:58
22 T. Bjornfot D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 12:36
42 G. Forsling D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 24:21
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tarasov 23 18 5 .783 60:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 06:32
17 B. Rust R 1 1 2 +2 6 3 0 1 0 18:50
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 60% 14:29
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 75% 18:30
25 E. Soderblom L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:18
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 11:45
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 50% 18:19
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 13:37
67 R. Rakell R 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 18:16
71 E. Malkin C 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:14
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 66.7% 11:35
87 S. Crosby C 1 2 3 +2 0 4 1 0 0 22.2% 17:34
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 18:48
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +1 7 0 2 0 0 18:27
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 17:17
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 16:06
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:27
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 +2 4 0 3 4 0 17:31
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 31 29 2 .935 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:52 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett Holding 2
1st 08:44 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 13:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Tripping 2
1st 18:20 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Cross checking 2
1st 18:20 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Fighting (major) 5
1st 18:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Parker Wotherspoon Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:00 Florida Panthers Mackie Samoskevich Slashing 2
2nd 01:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2
2nd 02:38 Florida Panthers Eetu Luostarinen High sticking double minor 4
2nd 08:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Samuel Girard Holding 2
3rd 00:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Interference 2
3rd 06:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton High sticking 2
3rd 07:48 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett Roughing 2
3rd 07:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Parker Wotherspoon Roughing 2
3rd 07:48 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Slashing 2
3rd 09:17 Florida Panthers A.J. Greer Holding 2
3rd 12:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton Tripping 2
3rd 18:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Mitch Dunning, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Mark Shewchyk
Florida Panthers scratches
Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Luke Kunin, Cole Reinhardt, Anton Lundell, Uvis Balinskis
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Stuart Skinner, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov, Avery Hayes

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 9 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 8 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

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