NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday, December 12
21:30
Swedish time
in 35 days and 17 hours
Local time: 15:30, Saturday, December 12
Pittsburgh Penguins visit Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, December 12. The puck drops at 21:30 Swedish time, which is 15:30 at the arena.
Penguins are 7th in the Metropolitan with 12 points from 16 games, while Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15. It is meeting 1 of 3 between the teams this season. 6 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Erik Karlsson and Pontus Holmberg.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| PIT | Comparison | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Points | 22 |
| 16 | Games | 15 |
| 5-9-2 | W-L-OT | 10-3-2 |
| 7th Metropolitan | In the division | 3rd Atlantic |
| 29th | In the NHL | 7th |
| 3.19 | Goals per game | 3.73 |
| 3.63 | Against per game | 3.07 |
| -7 | Goal difference | +10 |
| 2-7-1 | Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| L3 | Streak | W2 |
| 1-6-1 | Road / home this year | 8-0-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
TBL44 %50 wins
PIT51 %58 wins
Penguins have won 51% of the meetings.5 ties (5 %)
PIT@TBL
3–6April 3, 2026 · 7mo ago
4Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P
TBL@PITSO
2–1January 14, 2026 · 9mo ago
2Swedes in actionPIT@TBL
4–3December 5, 2025 · 11mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
PIT@TBL
1–6March 26, 2025 · 1y ago
4Swedes in actionTBL@PIT
5–2January 12, 2025 · 1y ago
5Swedes in action1 G3 A4 P