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+

On the ice

PIT shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PIT	11	8	5	24
TB	11	9	13	33

In net

Stuart Skinner27/32 SV, .844

Andrei Vasilevskiy21/24 SV, .875

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).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nick Paul
GOALP3 0:02
Goal! Snap shot
Egor Chinakhov
Egor Chinakhov Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Kris Letang (30), Anthony Mantha (29)
PIT 3 - 6 TB
P3 0:10
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nick Paul
P3 0:51
TO
Takeaway by Yanni Gourde
P3 1:03
Bryan Rust shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 1:50
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 1:50
FLAG
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Cross-checking against Rickard Rakell (2 min)
P3 1:53
Thomas Novak Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 2:07
Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 3:20
Corey Perry Batted saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 3:25
Mitchell Chaffee hit Kris Letang
P3 4:27
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Ben Kindel
GOALP3 4:27
Goal! Wrist shot
Anthony Cirelli
Anthony Cirelli Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (20), Nikita Kucherov (83)
PIT 2 - 6 TB
P3 4:37
TO
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
P3 4:40
TO
Takeaway by Erik Cernak
P3 5:04
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
P3 5:19
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 5:25
Mitchell Chaffee hit Elmer Soderblom
P3 5:25
TO
Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom
P3 5:53
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Paul
P3 5:53
Mitchell Chaffee Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 6:03
Justin Brazeau hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
P3 6:10
Nick Paul faceoff won against Ben Kindel