NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Pittsburgh Penguins overnight into Wednesday, December 16
01:00
Swedish time
in 38 days and 21 hours
Local time: 19:00, Tuesday, December 15
Tampa Bay Lightning visit Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena overnight into Wednesday, December 16. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15 games, while Penguins are 7th in the Metropolitan with 12 points from 16. It is meeting 2 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
#29
Pontus HolmbergRW
11 P15 games, 4 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Penguins: 4 P in 10
#77
Victor HedmanD
6 P14 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Penguins: 40 P in 59
#35
Dennis HildebyG
.8853 games, 2-0-0, 2.98 GAA
Last 3: 2-0-1 · vs Penguins: 1-0-0
The teams going in
| TBL | Comparison | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Points | 12 |
| 15 | Games | 16 |
| 10-3-2 | W-L-OT | 5-9-2 |
| 3rd Atlantic | In the division | 7th Metropolitan |
| 7th | In the NHL | 29th |
| 3.73 | Goals per game | 3.19 |
| 3.07 | Against per game | 3.63 |
| +10 | Goal difference | -7 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| W2 | Streak | L3 |
| 2-3-2 | Road / home this year | 4-3-1 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 2 days |
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