7-11-2, 3-7-1 Away

13-5-2, 8-1-0 Home

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Penguins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Silovs	5	6	1	2	3.35	.873
S. Murashov	2	5	1	0	3.27	.893

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	9	5	1	0	2.86	.889
D. Hildeby	4	0	1	0	2.56	.899

Benchmark International Arena

3:30 PM, December 12, 2026

Tampa, FL

PIT

Points

Erik KarlssonD #65

19PTS

16A

Nikita KucherovRW #86

28PTS

20A

Goals

Tommy NovakC #18

0PPG

35S

Brandon HagelLW #38

13G

1PPG

80S

Assists

Erik KarlssonD #65

16A

6PPA

-11+/-

Nikita KucherovRW #86

20A

6PPA

10+/-

Pittsburgh Penguins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Elmer Soderblom LW	IR	Nov 19
Bryan Rust RW	IR	Dec 5
Ryan Graves D	IR	Nov 28

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Erik Cernak D	OUT	Nov 17
Anthony Cirelli C	OUT	Nov 17
Brayden Point C	IR	Nov 17

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
PIT	3.11	3.47	27.7	27.8	128	12	21.1	11	78.8	2	0
TB	3.89	2.95	29.4	25.3	162	14	21.2	15	71.7	0	0

Penguins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsOTT	L4-1
11/11/26	@SJ	W3-2 SO
11/8/26	@ANA	L5-2
11/7/26	@LA	W5-2
11/5/26	vsBOS	L6-2

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsDET	L2-0
11/12/26	@CBJ	W3-1
11/11/26	@BUF	W8-3
11/8/26	@WPG	L4-3
11/7/26	@MIN	W4-3 OT

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/12

Penguins
Lightning

Game 1

12/12

Lightning
Penguins

Game 2

12/15

Lightning
Penguins

Game 3

2/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	8	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	5	2	28
Montreal	12	4	4	28
Ottawa	13	6	2	28
Boston	13	6	1	27
Florida	12	7	2	26
Buffalo	8	8	4	20
Detroit	8	10	3	19
Toronto	8	12	2	18

Oettinger makes 22 saves as the Stars beat the Sabres 2-0

— Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, just two days after being pulled after allowing a season-high six goals.

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

— Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring Leaders

Erik KarlssonD #65

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Tommy NovakC #18

Brandon HagelLW #38

Erik KarlssonD #65

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Injury Report

Team Stats

Oettinger makes 22 saves as the Stars beat the Sabres 2-0

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals