⚡ Away Lightning 37-17-4
3–7
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 28-21-9
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚡ TBL 2013
🐧 PIT 1607

Lightning at Penguins

Penguins beat Lightning 7–3 at PPG Paints Arena on February 26, 2023.

🗓 Sun, Feb 26, 2023 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2022-23 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:53 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 17:45 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Brian Dumoulin
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 21:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Drew O'Connor Go-ahead 1st · 03:20
Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Jeff Petry · beat Brian Elliott
0–1
⚡ Anthony Cirelli Tying 1st · 16:06
Assists: Zach Bogosian · beat Casey DeSmith
1–1
⚡ Nikita Kucherov Go-ahead 1st · 18:05
Assists: Brayden Point, Ian Cole · beat Casey DeSmith
2–1
2nd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Tying 2nd · 06:17
Assists: Josh Archibald, Brian Dumoulin · beat Brian Elliott
2–2
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:28
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang · beat Brian Elliott
2–3
🐧 Teddy Blueger 2nd · 16:20
Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Jeff Petry · beat Brian Elliott
2–4
🐧 Jeff Carter 2nd · 17:50
Assists: Kris Letang · beat Brian Elliott
2–5
🐧 Jason Zucker 2nd · 18:37
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Danton Heinen · beat Brian Elliott
2–6
🐧 Brian Dumoulin 2nd · 19:55
Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Brian Elliott
2–7
3rd period
⚡ Brayden Point PP 3rd · 07:57
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Casey DeSmith
3–7

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 18:52
L2 Paul · Cirelli · Stamkos 15:43
L3 Killorn · Maroon · Colton 14:21
L4 Bellemare · Namestnikov · Perry 11:49
D1 Hedman · Sergachev 22:19
D2 Cole · Perbix 18:59
D3 Bogosian · Fleury 17:04
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Crosby · Rust 17:45
L2 Zucker · Guentzel · Rakell 16:48
L3 McGinn · Heinen · Carter 13:43
L4 O'Connor · Blueger · Archibald 9:42
D1 Dumoulin · Petry 21:34
D2 Letang · Pettersson 20:02
D3 Rutta · Joseph 18:11

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 36
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
28 Hits 32
15 Blocked shots 16
6 Takeaways 16
14 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 6
TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29) PIT shooting 19.4% (7/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Brian Elliott
29/36
.806 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Casey DeSmith
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Drew O'Connor · 1st 03:20 · 0–1 Anthony Cirelli · 1st 16:06 · 1–1 Nikita Kucherov · 1st 18:05 · 2–1 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 06:17 · 2–2 Sidney Crosby · 2nd 15:28 · 2–3 Teddy Blueger · 2nd 16:20 · 2–4 Jeff Carter · 2nd 17:50 · 2–5 Jason Zucker · 2nd 18:37 · 2–6 Brian Dumoulin · 2nd 19:55 · 2–7 Brayden Point · 3rd 07:57 · 3–7
TBL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-0 (100% win rate, 15 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-4 (33% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Penguins lead the season series 2–0
Oct 152022 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–6 Mar 32022 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 5–1 Oct 262021 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 5–1 Oct 122021 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 6–2 Feb 112020 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–1 OT
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❓ TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on February 26, 2023?

Penguins won 7–3. The final score was Lightning 3, Penguins 7.

Who scored for Lightning?

Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brian Dumoulin, Drew O'Connor, Evgeni Malkin, Jason Zucker, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Teddy Blueger.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 29 saves on 36 shots (.806 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeFeb 25 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 3–0 AfterFeb 28 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 4–1
🐧 Penguins
BeforeFeb 25 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–2 AfterFeb 28 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 3–1
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