Penguins 6–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Oct 12, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

2 A

1 shots · 25:16 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Anthony Cirelli

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:35 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Steven Stamkos

2 A

1 shots · 17:56 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Danton Heinen Go-ahead 2nd · 00:12

Assists: Jeff Carter · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

🐧 Brian Boyle 2nd · 04:11

Assists: Sam Lafferty, Drew O'Connor · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–0

3rd period

🐧 Dominik Simon 3rd · 11:32

Assists: Kris Letang, Brock McGinn · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–0

⚡ Anthony Cirelli 3rd · 14:23

Assists: Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos · beat Tristan Jarry

3–1

🐧 Teddy Blueger Empty net 3rd · 14:53

Assists: Kris Letang

4–1

⚡ Alex Killorn 3rd · 16:49

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Anthony Cirelli · beat Tristan Jarry

4–2

🐧 Evan Rodrigues Empty net 3rd · 17:35

Assists: John Marino

5–2

🐧 Bryan Rust Empty net 3rd · 18:11

Unassisted

6–2

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Heinen · Carter · Rust 19:37

L2 Zucker · Rodrigues · Blueger 16:30

L3 McGinn · Simon · Kapanen 14:23

L4 O'Connor · Lafferty · Boyle 9:21

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:52

D2 Marino · Pettersson 20:24

D3 Ruhwedel · Friedman 14:58

⚡Lightning

L1 Killorn · Point · Kucherov 19:53

L2 Palat · Stamkos · Cirelli 17:35

L3 Bellemare · Maroon · Perry 12:43

L4 Colton · Joseph · Raddysh 10:41

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 22:48

D2 Sergachev · Cernak 20:33

D3 Rutta · Bogosian 15:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT TBL⚡

35 Shots on goal 28

28 Hits 31

15 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 6

2 Penalty minutes 2

PIT shooting 17.1% (6/35) TBL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 57:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

PIT TBL

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Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Feb 112020 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–1 OT Feb 62020 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 2–4 Oct 232019 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 2–3 Feb 92019 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 4–5 Jan 302019 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–4

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Who won Penguins vs Lightning on October 12, 2021?

Penguins won 6–2. The final score was Penguins 6, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brian Boyle, Bryan Rust, Danton Heinen, Dominik Simon, Evan Rodrigues, Teddy Blueger.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn, Anthony Cirelli.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Lightning season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMay 26 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–5 AfterOct 14 🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA 4–5

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJul 7 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 0–1 AfterOct 14 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 7–6

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