Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning — April 2, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on April 2, 2026. The Tampa Bay Lightning controlled play with 57.0% Corsi and generated 3.11 expected goals compared to 2.13 from the Pittsburgh Penguins at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Tampa Bay Lightning created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 3 from the Pittsburgh Penguins at 5-on-5. Anthony Cirelli recorded a hat trick with 3 goals. Egor Chinakhov scored 2 goals. Jake Guentzel was the most dangerous skater with 0.69 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Tampa Bay Lightning outshot the Pittsburgh Penguins 33-24 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning progressed on Apr 2, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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PIT3 - 6TBL

Apr 2, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
TBL	P1	22	15	59.5	16	14	53.3	11	11	50.0	13	9	59.1	4	2	66.7	1.20	0.90	57.2	1	2	33.3
	P2	25	18	58.1	15	13	53.6	9	8	52.9	20	12	62.5	7	1	87.5	1.32	0.84	61.2	3	0	100.0
	P3	20	14	58.8	17	10	63.0	13	5	72.2	13	9	59.1	7	1	87.5	1.64	0.61	72.9	2	1	66.7
	Total	67	47	58.8	48	37	56.5	33	24	57.9	46	30	60.5	18	4	81.8	4.16	2.35	64.0	6	3	66.7
PIT	P1	15	22	40.5	14	16	46.7	11	11	50.0	9	13	40.9	2	4	33.3	0.90	1.20	42.8	2	1	66.7
	P2	18	25	41.9	13	15	46.4	8	9	47.1	12	20	37.5	1	7	12.5	0.84	1.32	38.8	0	3	0.0
	P3	14	20	41.2	10	17	37.0	5	13	27.8	9	13	40.9	1	7	12.5	0.61	1.64	27.1	1	2	33.3
	Total	47	67	41.2	37	48	43.5	24	33	42.1	30	46	39.5	4	18	18.2	2.35	4.16	36.0	3	6	33.3

Win Probability

TBL Favored

PIT Favored

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Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

PIT Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (TBL) performed against every skater on the away team (PIT) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = TBL players, Columns = PIT players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the TBL player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

TBL ↓ / PIT →	Crosby	Malkin	Novak	Kindel	Dewar	Acciari	Soderblom	Rakell	Rust	Chinakhov	Mantha	Brazeau	Karlsson	Wotherspoon	Letang	Girard	Clifton	Shea
Guentzel	93	62	47	38	100	100	100	47	100	100	60	45	61	59	56	57	90	91
Point	100	53	38	29	100	100	100	33	100	100	62	44	55	57	63	57	90	90
Gourde	83	100	0	43	33	50	50	100	78	69	50	60	69	73	53	69	83	75
Goncalves	67	20	14	67	—	—	100	22	40	67	55	64	50	50	63	63	43	43
Cirelli	80	43	14	67	100	100	100	36	57	67	55	64	75	67	63	63	43	43
Girgensons	82	100	0	33	33	50	50	100	74	65	50	67	73	78	53	63	80	75
Paul	50	67	67	—	67	56	56	33	50	50	100	100	80	75	33	40	60	57
Kucherov	93	53	40	30	100	100	100	36	100	100	53	38	54	54	50	57	77	77
Holmberg	81	—	—	60	33	50	50	—	73	74	80	75	73	80	69	69	80	67
Bjorkstrand	67	25	17	78	—	—	100	25	40	67	63	73	—	—	63	67	50	45
Perry	100	100	—	—	80	67	69	0	—	—	100	100	100	100	33	50	83	77
Chaffee	100	50	50	—	67	56	56	0	100	100	100	100	75	67	25	33	67	63
D'Astous	75	62	36	58	73	43	71	31	33	50	45	57	43	20	50	58	57	57
Lilleberg	60	38	30	53	50	43	60	31	43	50	43	56	43	33	43	57	50	44
Raddysh	93	46	20	29	100	100	100	13	100	83	60	56	60	60	55	71	82	83
Moser	91	30	27	43	100	100	100	30	100	91	67	55	64	65	55	56	50	50
McDonagh	86	100	33	50	33	50	50	100	77	67	57	75	77	82	54	64	83	75
Cernak	85	100	100	60	33	50	50	100	76	75	75	67	79	83	70	67	80	75