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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL
Penguins
1-0-0, 2 PTS
6-2
Final
Lightning
0-1-0, 0 PTS
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

PIT shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

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PIT14111035
TB781328

In net

Tristan Jarry26/28 SV, .929
Andrei Vasilevskiy29/32 SV, .906
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PIT0246
TB0022

Who won: Penguins 6-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Benchmark International Arena. The Penguins lead the series 1-0. The Penguins outscored the Lightning 2-0 in the 2nd period. Teddy Blueger led the Penguins in goals (1). Anthony Cirelli led the Lightning in goals (1).

Recap · Oct 12
Jarry has 26 saves, Penguins beat Lightning 6-2 in opener

Tristan Jarry had 26 saves, Danton Heinen and Brian Boyle scored early second-period goals, and the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in the regular-season opener on Tuesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: PIT leads series 1-0.
  • Penguins 1-0-0 on the road; Lightning 0-1-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Penguins11th in Eastern Conference
  • Egor Chinakhov RW
    Lower Body
    Day-To-Day
  • Justin Brazeau RW
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Graves D
    Knee
    Injured Reserve
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk D
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
Lightning5th in Eastern Conference
  • Yanni Gourde C
    Hip, Surgery
    Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Penguins11th in Eastern Conference
Tristan Jarry G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Lightning5th in Eastern Conference
Andrei Vasilevskiy G
Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

PIT leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · Attendance 19,092
Officials
Steve Kozari (Referee), Libor Suchanek (Linesman), Kyle Flemington (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesPIT leads series 1-0

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