Welcome to the showdown at the Benchmark International Arena, folks, where the Pittsburgh Penguins are
13-7-5 - W1
Pittsburgh Penguins
16-8-2 - L1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
18G - 11A
(29P)
2
C
Evgeni Malkin
6G - 20A
(26P)
3
R
Bryan Rust
8G - 13A
(21P)
4
D
Erik Karlsson
1G - 16A
(17P)
5
R
Anthony Mantha
8G - 7A
(15P)
PIT Injuries
Koppanen, Joona
Illness
Day to Day
Koppanen will not practice Wednesday due to an illness, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Dec 4, 2025
Acciari, Noel
Upper Body
Day to Day
Acciari (upper body) is expected to travel with Pittsburgh for its two-game road trip, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Dec 9, 2025
Brazeau, Justin
Upper Body
Day to Day
Brazeau (upper body) will join the Pittsburgh Penguins for their two-game road trip, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2025
St. Ivany, Jack
Lower Body
Day to Day
St. Ivany (lower body) was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for a conditioning loan Monday.
Dec 9, 2025
Jones, Caleb
Lower Body
Week to Week
Jones (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Dec 20, 2025
Rakell, Rickard
Hand
Week to Week
Rakell's (hand) return timeline was updated Wednesday, and he is expected to return in 3-4 weeks.
Dec 28, 2025
Howe, Tanner
Knee
Month to Month
Jan 24, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Month to Month
Hallander (blood clot in leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Feb 26, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
11G - 21A
(32P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
14G - 13A
(27P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
15G - 12A
(27P)
4
C
Anthony Cirelli
9G - 8A
(17P)
5
D
Darren Raddysh
3G - 13A
(16P)
TBL Injuries
Hedman, Victor
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Hedman (undisclosed) was placed on long-term injured reserve, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times on Saturday.
Dec 4, 2025
Crozier, Maxwell
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Crozier (undisclosed) is back on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Dec 6, 2025
McDonagh, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
McDonagh (undisclosed) will miss at least a few games, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports Tuesday.
Dec 6, 2025
Cernak, Erik
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Cernak was deemed week-to-week with an undisclosed injury, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Monday.
Dec 8, 2025
Point, Brayden
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Point (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Dec 8, 2025
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Goaltending
PIT
4-4-4
3.00 GAA
89.8% SV
TBL
11-6-2
2.31 GAA
91.7% SV
PIT
8-2-0
2.57 GAA
91.1% SV
TBL
5-2-0
2.91 GAA
89.5% SV
PIT
1-1-1
1.90 GAA
91.3% SV
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Goaltenders
PIT
13-7-5
GAA: 2.72
SV%: 0.904
vs
TBL
16-8-2
GAA: 2.58
SV%: 0.907