TBL 3–4 PIT Final · L
Lightning/Schedule/Recap Thu, Dec 4, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 16-9-2
3–4
FinalL
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 14-7-5
1ST2ND3RDT TBL 01519216340 PIT 18211112431 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Lightning trail the season series 0–1
TBL 16-9-2 · PIT 14-7-5 · First meeting this season — the Lightning trail the season series 0–1

Lightning fell to the Penguins

The Lightning created the better chances (4.5 to 3.2 expected goals) — and lost 3–4. Malkin's winner came with 2:43 left. Tristan Jarry stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Lightning created the better chances: 4.5 expected goals to 3.2, on 40 and 31 shots on goal.

TBL 4.5 xG · 40 shots PIT 3.2 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st · the swing 1.8 · 0.8
2nd 1.1 · 1.5
3rd 1.6 · 1.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Lightning win 68.
TBL 68%PIT 32%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 12 penalties
← Lightning shoot this way Penguins shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
02:36 Curtis Douglas· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
02:36 Bokondji Imama· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
04:59 Max Crozier· Holding
Koivunen scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
06:12 Ville Koivunen PP
Kris Letang, Tommy Novak · Power play (Crozier, holding) · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
0–1
PEN
11:14 Parker Wotherspoon· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:58 Ryan Graves· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:36 Sidney Crosby· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
2
07:53 Evgeni Malkin
Unassisted · wrist shot off the rush, a great chance (26%)
0–2
PEN
09:13 Darren Raddysh· Tripping
Kindel scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
09:49 Ben Kindel PP
Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin · Power play (Raddysh, tripping) · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
0–3
PEN
10:16 Declan Carlile· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:02 Erik Karlsson· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
18:46 Nikita Kucherov
Darren Raddysh, Jake Guentzel · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
1–3
3rd period
PEN
01:02 Kris Letang· Tripping
Hagel scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
5
01:17 Brandon Hagel PP
Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh · Power play (Letang, tripping) · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
2–3
PEN
03:18 Evgeni Malkin· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
07:00 Charle-Edouard D'Astous· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
11:44 Brandon Hagel
Nick Paul, Gage Goncalves · snap shot, a great chance (27%)
3–3
7
17:17 Evgeni Malkin GWG
Tommy Novak, Anthony Mantha · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3–4
Goaltending
−0.8
vs expected
27/31 saves · 4 GA · 3.2 xGA Allowed 0.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+1.5
vs expected
37/40 saves · 3 GA · 4.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team TBLPIT
Shots on goal
40
31
Expected goals
4.5
3.2
Hits
13
21
Blocks
15
4
Faceoffs
46%
54%
Power play
1/6
2/4
Penalty minutes
13
17
The Lightning went 1-for-6 on the power play and allowed 2 on 4 Penguins power plays.