4 March 2022 at 00:00

Match Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 5:1. The match was played in NHL 2021. Goals were scored by D. Heinen 3′, S. Crosby 6′, P. Bellemare 6′, B. McGinn 17′, E. Malkin 5′, J. Guentzel 14′. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #5, Pittsburgh Penguins #7.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins — 6 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Tampa Bay Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins
Period 1
🏒
3′
D. Heinen

E. Malkin

E. Cernak

Tripping

5′
!
🏒
6′
S. Crosby

E. Malkin

!
19′
K. Letang

Fighting

B. Point

Fighting

19′
!
Period 2
P. Bellemare
6′
🏒
🏒
17′
B. McGinn
A. Cirelli

Roughing

19′
!
C. Perry

Roughing

19′
!
!
19′
B. Rust

Roughing

!
19′
M. Friedman

Roughing

Unknown

Abuse of officials

19′
!
Period 3
🏒
5′
E. Malkin
!
7′
J. Guentzel

Hooking

🏒
14′
J. Guentzel

S. Crosby

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins Head to Head Results

Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins have met 69 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 31, Pittsburgh Penguins won 38, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Pittsburgh Penguins leads the head-to-head with 38 victories from 69 meetings. A combined 442 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.41 per match (209 for the home side, 233 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 64 matches (93%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 66 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–3 in 2023.

31

Tampa Bay Lightning

0

Drawn

38

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goals: 209Goals: 233

Recent Meetings (69)

2 Apr 2026Tampa Bay Lightning6 – 3Pittsburgh Penguins
14 Jan 2026Pittsburgh Penguins1 – 2Tampa Bay Lightning
5 Dec 2025Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 4Pittsburgh Penguins
25 Mar 2025Tampa Bay Lightning6 – 1Pittsburgh Penguins
12 Jan 2025Pittsburgh Penguins2 – 5Tampa Bay Lightning
20 Nov 2024Pittsburgh Penguins2 – 3Tampa Bay Lightning
6 Apr 2024Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 4Tampa Bay Lightning
7 Dec 2023Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 1Pittsburgh Penguins
1 Dec 2023Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 4Pittsburgh Penguins
3 Mar 2023Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 5Pittsburgh Penguins

Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #5 and Pittsburgh Penguins are #7 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

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82223777
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82164268
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16ACArizona Coyotes
82185057

Eastern Conference

#GPWonLostPts
824218122
824720116
824521115
824424110
823923110
824026107
823725103
823526100
82343584
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82214074
82264273
82194663
82204661
82164955

Atlantic

#GPWonLostPts
824218122
824521115
823923110
824026107
82253975
82214074
82264273
82164955

Central

#GPWonLostPts
824619119
823722113
824322109
82313098
82353097
82323289
82164268
8ACArizona Coyotes
82185057

Pacific

#GPWonLostPts
824421111
823827104
82352799
82343194
82323092
82223777
82223776
82234960

Metropolitan

#GPWonLostPts
824720116
824424110
823725103
823526100
82343584
82263881
82194663
82204661
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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