⚡ Away Lightning 12-14-6 before this game

3–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 14-12-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	2	3
PIT	1	2	1	4

Lightning at Penguins

Penguins beat Lightning 4–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 23, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Dec 23, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Darius Kasparaitis

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 19:17 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 26:52 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Brad Werenka

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 09:58 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Tyler Wright Go-ahead 1st · 05:02

Assists: Brad Werenka, Jiri Slegr · beat Dan Cloutier

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Darcy Tucker Tying 2nd · 07:16

Assists: Stan Drulia, Pavel Kubina · beat Peter Skudra

1–1

🐧 Brad Werenka Go-ahead 2nd · 15:51

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Tyler Wright · beat Dan Cloutier

1–2

🐧 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 16:11

Assists: Darius Kasparaitis, Robert Lang · beat Dan Cloutier

1–3

3rd period

⚡ Darcy Tucker 3rd · 06:08

Assists: Chris Gratton, Andrei Zyuzin · beat Peter Skudra

2–3

⚡ Paul Mara Tying 3rd · 10:42

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Stephane Richer · beat Peter Skudra

3–3

🐧 Darius Kasparaitis PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:08

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Alex Kovalev · beat Dan Cloutier

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 37

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

18 Hits 14

3 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 11

16 Penalty minutes 13

TBL shooting 13.6% (3/22) PIT shooting 10.8% (4/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Dan Cloutier

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 59:04 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Sillinger · Gratton · Drulia 18:31

L2 Lecavalier · Gardiner · Richer 17:31

L3 Petrovicky · Clymer · Tucker 15:26

L4 Warriner · Guolla · Kesa 8:31

L5 Simpson 3:14

D1 Svoboda · Kubina 24:32

D2 Zyuzin · Mara 18:01

D3 Herbers 14:57

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Kovalev · Jagr 25:30

L2 Titov · Hrdina · Morozov 16:36

L3 Dome · Miller · Wright 12:49

L4 Sonnenberg 2:27

D1 Slegr · Rozsival 26:24

D2 Jonsson · Kasparaitis 19:17

D3 Popovic · Werenka 12:45

D4 Moran · Ference 3:11

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

Nov 21, 1998

⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT

2–5 · Penguins won

❓ TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on December 23, 1999?

Penguins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Penguins?

The final score was Lightning 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Darcy Tucker (2), Paul Mara.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Brad Werenka, Darius Kasparaitis, Tyler Wright.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Penguins season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 21

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 1999

Lightning season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule