Tampa Bay Lightning top Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3

# Tampa Bay Lightning top Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3

Thursday, April 2, 2026 — Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 6. Final.

Three stars

- 1. A. Cirelli (TBL) (3G, 0A)

- 2. N. Kucherov (TBL) (1G, 2A)

- 3. Z. Girgensons (TBL) (1G, 0A)

Goal summary

- 1st 05:06 — A. Cirelli, Lightning (G. Goncalves). Score now 0-1.

- 1st 07:01 — R. Rakell, Penguins (S. Girard, K. Letang). Score now 1-1.

- 1st 16:10 — E. Chinakhov, Penguins (B. Rust, S. Girard). Score now 2-1.

- 2nd 00:11 — A. Cirelli, Lightning SHG. Score now 2-2.

- 2nd 14:08 — B. Point, Lightning (J. Guentzel, N. Kucherov). Score now 2-3.

- 2nd 19:05 — Z. Girgensons, Lightning (Y. Gourde, R. McDonagh). Score now 2-4.

- 3rd 13:50 — N. Kucherov, Lightning (C. D'Astous, J. Guentzel). Score now 2-5.

- 3rd 15:33 — A. Cirelli, Lightning (G. Goncalves, N. Kucherov) EN. Score now 2-6.

- 3rd 19:58 — E. Chinakhov, Penguins (K. Letang, A. Mantha) PPG. Score now 3-6.

Goalies

- A. Vasilevskiy (Lightning): 21 SV on 24 SH, 3 GA, 87.5 SV%, 58:50 TOI. Decision: W.

- S. Skinner (Penguins): 27 SV on 32 SH, 5 GA, 84.4 SV%, 59:23 TOI. Decision: L.

Game meta

- Venue: Benchmark International Arena

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021192)