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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningHome

TVAS · The Spot · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, The Spot and SN-PIT.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 22026-12-02: at STL
  2. 32026-12-03: no game
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: vs NJD
  5. 62026-12-06: vs SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: vs CHI
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at FLA
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,166 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 22026-12-02: at MTL
  2. 32026-12-03: no game
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at OTT
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: vs CBJ
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: vs BOS
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series