Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Penguins

38-22-16, 92 PTS

3-6

Final

Lightning

47-22-6, 100 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

Team	1	2	3	T
PIT	2	0	1	3
TB	1	3	2	6

Who won: Lightning 6-3

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning win the series 2-1. The Lightning outscored the Penguins 3-0 in the 2nd period. Anthony Cirelli led the Lightning in goals (3). Egor Chinakhov led the Penguins in goals (2).

PIT

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Noel AcciariC	0	1	0	0	12:21	0:13	2:11	9:57	16	0	11	0	0	0	4	1	80.0	0	0	0
Justin BrazeauRW	1	4	0	-2	9:53	0:00	0:00	9:53	16	0	17	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Egor ChinakhovRW	0	1	0	-2	18:19	1:42	0:00	16:37	24	2	20	0	4	3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Sidney CrosbyC	2	0	1	-2	19:43	3:06	0:00	16:37	26	0	28	0	0	0	13	7	65.0	1	0	0
Connor DewarC	0	1	0	-1	13:11	0:15	1:51	11:05	18	0	14	0	0	1	5	1	83.3	0	1	2
Ben KindelC	1	0	1	-1	11:59	1:15	0:00	10:44	18	0	17	0	1	0	3	8	27.3	1	0	0
Evgeni MalkinC	1	2	0	-1	18:18	2:54	0:00	15:24	21	0	15	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	4
Anthony ManthaRW	0	0	0	-3	13:59	1:33	0:00	12:26	19	0	30	1	3	0	2	1	66.7	1	0	0
Tommy NovakC	0	1	1	1	14:27	1:16	0:00	13:11	20	0	15	0	1	0	7	2	77.8	0	0	0
Rickard RakellRW	0	1	0	-2	18:24	2:51	0:38	14:55	23	1	21	0	3	1	5	5	50.0	1	0	0
Bryan RustRW	2	1	0	-2	18:05	2:39	1:05	14:21	25	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Elmer SoderblomLW	0	2	0	0	10:41	0:13	0:00	10:28	14	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Connor CliftonD	3	2	1	-1	16:52	0:08	1:39	15:05	21	2	0	2	0	1	1	2
Samuel GirardD	6	0	0	1	18:20	0:00	0:00	18:20	21	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
Erik KarlssonD	1	0	0	-4	23:48	3:06	1:16	19:26	25	13	0	3	3	1	0	0
Kris LetangD	0	2	0	1	20:04	1:44	0:00	18:20	23	3	2	0	0	3	0	0
Ryan SheaD	0	0	0	-1	16:13	0:00	1:40	14:33	20	5	0	1	2	1	0	0
Parker WotherspoonD	1	3	0	-2	20:00	0:35	1:16	18:09	21	3	0	1	0	1	0	0