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2023-24 regular season

Lightning at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1

Penguins beat Lightning 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena on April 6, 2024.

TBL – PIT
34–28
Shots on goal
2/4–0/2
Power play
26–24
Hits
21–25
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 18:09 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Michael Bunting
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 15:12 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Alex Nedeljkovic
30 saves
0.882 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 04:20
Assists: Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–1
2nd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 2nd · 06:06
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Michael Bunting · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–2
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP 2nd · 12:15
Assists: Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
1–2
🐧 Kris Letang 2nd · 14:39
Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–3
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 2nd · 16:57
Assists: Michael Bunting · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–4
3rd period
⚡ Nicholas Paul 3rd · 00:25
Assists: Michael Eyssimont, Mitchell Chaffee · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
2–4
⚡ Anthony Duclair 3rd · 07:23
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
3–4
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Tying 3rd · 10:45
Assists: Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
4–4
🐧 Michael Bunting Go-ahead 3rd · 14:32
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Paul · Point · Kucherov 22:49
L2 Hagel · Stamkos · Eyssimont 17:00
L3 Duclair · Sheary · Motte 13:47
L4 Glendening · Chaffee 11:50
D1 Hedman · Martinsen Lilleberg 20:46
D2 Cernak · Raddysh 15:19
D3 Perbix · Dumba 14:07
D4 Fleury 13:17
🐧Penguins
L1 O'Connor · Crosby · Rust 18:36
L2 Malkin · Eller · Rakell 16:33
L3 Bunting · Carter · Smith 14:37
L4 Bemstrom · Puustinen · Puljujarvi 7:06
D1 Letang · Pettersson 24:18
D2 Karlsson · Joseph 19:46
D3 St. Ivany · Shea 14:16

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL PIT🐧
34 Shots on goal 28
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
26 Hits 24
21 Blocked shots 25
5 Takeaways 8
4 Giveaways 4
4 Penalty minutes 8
TBL shooting 11.8% (4/34) PIT shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 57:37 TOI
🐧Penguins
Alex Nedeljkovic
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Sidney Crosby · 1st 04:20 · 0–1 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 06:06 · 0–2 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 12:15 · 1–2 Kris Letang · 2nd 14:39 · 1–3 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 16:57 · 1–4 Nicholas Paul · 3rd 00:25 · 2–4 Anthony Duclair · 3rd 07:23 · 3–4 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 10:45 · 4–4 Michael Bunting · 3rd 14:32 · 4–5
TBL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-1 (29% win rate, 14 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-5-2 (59% win rate, 17 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–1
Dec 62023 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Nov 302023 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 4–2 Mar 22023 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 5–4 OT Feb 262023 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 3–7 Oct 152022 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–6
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TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on April 6, 2024?

Penguins won 5–4. The final score was Lightning 4, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Steven Stamkos (2), Anthony Duclair, Nicholas Paul.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (2), Kris Letang, Michael Bunting, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeApr 4 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–4 AfterApr 9 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–5
🐧 Penguins
BeforeApr 4 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–1 AfterApr 8 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 2–3
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