Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueMalkin breaks late tie with 2nd goal of game, Penguins beat Lightning 4-3
Tristan Jarry stopped 36 shots, Ville Koivunen scored his first career goal for Pittsburgh, and Ben Kindel had a power-play goal. Malkin also had an assist.
Brandon Hagel scored twice in the third period for Tampa Bay. He has 10 goals in the past seven games.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and Darren Raddysh had two assists. Jonas Johansson finished with 26 saves.
Tampa Bay has dropped consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Oct. 18-23.
Malkin scored the winning goal off a one-timer feed from Tommy Novak.
Kucherov appeared to tie it with 55.4 left in the third but the goal was overturned after a league initiated review determined there was a missed stoppage for a hand pass.
Pittsburgh’s top-ranked power play scored twice to help the Penguins build a 3-0 lead.
Koivunen converted on Pittsburgh’s first chance at 6:12 of the first period with a shot from the left circle, snapping Tampa Bay’s streak of consecutive penalty kills at 24.
Malkin stole a Hagel pass inside the Pittsburgh blue line and converted a breakaway at 7:53 of the second period. Kindel tipped Erik Karlsson's shot for another power-play goal at 9:49 to make it 3-0.
Kucherov put Tampa Bay on the board with 1:14 left in the second period and Hagel cut the deficit to one 1:17 into the third. Hagel scored his second goal of the third period with 8:16 to go as the Lightning erased a three-goal deficit.
Lightning: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesPIT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:12 | Ville Koivunen Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Kris Letang (10), Thomas Novak (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:53 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:49 | Ben Kindel Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (17), Evgeni Malkin (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:46 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Darren Raddysh (14), Jake Guentzel (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:17 | Brandon Hagel Goal (16) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (22), Darren Raddysh (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:44 | Brandon Hagel Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Paul (4), Gage Goncalves (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:17 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Novak (9), Anthony Mantha (8) |
Statistics
PIT |
TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 21 | Hits | 13 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 31 | Shots | 40 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 16.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 54.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 45.8 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 17 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov, RW | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Dominic James, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Curtis Douglas, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Brayden Point, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 5 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rickard Rakell, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 3 |
| Noel Acciari, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 3 |
| Justin Brazeau, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 3 |
| Peyton Kettles, D | Out | Nov 24 |
| Jack St. Ivany, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 24 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington |
3 | 9 | 37 | 17 |
Carolina |
2 | 8 | 36 | 17 |
NY Islanders |
3 | 10 | 35 | 16 |
Pittsburgh |
5 | 7 | 33 | 14 |
Philadelphia |
3 | 8 | 33 | 15 |
New Jersey |
1 | 12 | 33 | 16 |
NY Rangers |
3 | 12 | 33 | 15 |
Columbus |
6 | 9 | 32 | 13 |




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