| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Rickard Rakell
· RW
Rickard Rakell
· RW
Nikita Kucherov
· RW
Jake Guentzel
· C
Team Stats
15Blocked Shots11
38Hits33
2Takeaways9
19Shots33
0Power Play Goals1
0Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
23Faceoffs Won27
46.0Faceoff Win Percent54.0
17Giveaways12
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:39
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
19:39
Nick Paul Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (21), Ryan McDonagh (13)
19:10
Rickard Rakell hit Nick Paul
18:48
Brayden Point faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
18:48
Timeout - Home
18:48
Anthony Cirelli Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (42), Brandon Hagel (28)
18:01
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
17:37
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
17:31
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
17:12
Erik Cernak hit Rickard Rakell
17:08
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
17:08
Icing
16:57
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
16:57
Nikita Kucherov Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: none
16:34
Nick Paul hit Blake Lizotte
16:27
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
16:15
Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
16:07
Kris Letang shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
15:56
Noel Acciari hit Darren Raddysh
15:17
Takeaway by Nick Perbix
15:11
Owen Pickering hit Luke Glendening
14:53
Drew O'Connor hit Ryan McDonagh
14:33
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
14:19
Nikita Kucherov Backhand Wide Right
13:58
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
13:47
Victor Hedman Tip-In Wide Left
13:46
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
13:34
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
13:31
Anthony Beauvillier hit Darren Raddysh
13:27
Victor Hedman hit Kevin Hayes
13:16
Marcus Pettersson hit Zemgus Girgensons
12:40
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Brayden Point
12:04
P.O Joseph hit Mitchell Chaffee
11:55
Blake Lizotte Tip-In Wide Left
11:51
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
11:42
Mitchell Chaffee hit P.O Joseph
11:41
Takeaway by P.O Joseph
11:33
Matt Nieto hit Mitchell Chaffee
11:10
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
11:05
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
10:37
Emil Lilleberg hit Rickard Rakell
9:22
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
9:02
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Noel Acciari
8:39
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
7:56
Nick Paul faceoff won against Drew O'Connor
7:56
Goalie Stopped
7:54
Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
7:54
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Kucherov scores twice as the Lightning beat the Penguins 5-2
— Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Sunday.
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