PIT 1–2 TBL Final / SO · L
Penguins/Schedule/Recap Tue, Jan 13, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 21-14-10
1–2
Final / SOL
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 29-13-3
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT PIT 080916040127 TBL 01009111011231 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
PIT 21-14-10 · TBL 29-13-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Penguins fell to the Lightning

The Penguins created the better chances (3.9 to 2.6 expected goals) — and lost it in a shootout. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 2.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Penguins created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.6, on 27 and 31 shots on goal.

PIT 3.9 xG · 27 shots TBL 2.6 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 1.1 · 0.5
2nd 0.8 · 1.2
3rd 0.8 · 0.8
OT · the swing 1.1 · 0.1
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 69.
PIT 69%TBL 31%

Goals and penalties

2 goals · 11 penalties
← Penguins shoot this way Lightning shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
01:54 Nikita Kucherov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:17 Nikita Kucherov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
02:49 Erik Cernak· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:40 Connor Clifton· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:16 Sidney Crosby· Elbowing
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
03:10 Anthony Cirelli· Instigator
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
03:10 Connor Clifton· Boarding
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
03:10 Connor Clifton· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
03:10 Anthony Cirelli· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
03:10 Anthony Cirelli· Instigator
10 min
Misconduct
PEN
03:10 Erik Cernak· Misconduct
10 min
Misconduct
1
14:13 J.J. Moser
Yanni Gourde, Zemgus Girgensons · backhand shot, a good chance (25%)
0–1
2
17:44 Evgeni Malkin EXTRA ATTACKER
Kris Letang · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
1–1
Shootout
1 Rickard Rakell Save
2 Gage Goncalves Goal
3 Sidney Crosby Miss
4 Jake Guentzel Save
5 Egor Chinakhov Goal
6 Nikita Kucherov Goal
Goaltending
+1.6
vs expected
30/31 saves · 1 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+2.9
vs expected
26/27 saves · 1 GA · 3.9 xGA Stopped 2.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team PITTBL
Shots on goal
27
31
Expected goals
3.9
2.6
Hits
13
15
Blocks
9
16
Faceoffs
57%
43%
Power play
0/3
0/2
Penalty minutes
14
33
The Penguins went 0-for-3 on the power play and killed all 2 Lightning power plays.