Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
· National Hockey LeagueBrayden Point's OT winner helps Lightning rally past Penguins, 3-2
Point’s overtime winner was his 10th goal of the season. Point, who missed the previous two weeks with a lower-body injury, started the comeback in his return game with a goal at 5:41 of the third. Anthony Cirelli scored his fifth goal of the season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots for Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay earned its first multigoal, third-period comeback since a 3-2 overtime win against Los Angeles on Jan. 9.
Rickard Rakell scored a power-play goal, while Jesse Puljujarvi opened the scoring for Pittsburgh. Rakell ended a nine-game drought with his seventh of the season.
Sidney Crosby had an assist and surpassed Hall of Famer Joe Sakic for 13th-most assists in NHL history and sixth-most by a player with a single franchise. He now has 1,017 assists. Mario Lemieux ranks 12th with 1,033.
Tristan Jarry made 32 saves for Pittsburgh.
Penguins: Pittsburgh lost for the fourth time in five games. The Penguins, who allowed a two-goal lead to slip away in the third period for the second straight game, have 12 losses in their last 16 overall.
TB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 12:05 | Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Marcus Pettersson (8), Sam Poulin (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 13:05 | Rickard Rakell Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (13), Matt Grzelcyk (8) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 5:41 | Brayden Point Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Ryan McDonagh (6), Darren Raddysh (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 12:49 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (13), Darren Raddysh (4) | |
Goal | 4th Period 3:58 | Brayden Point Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (5), Conor Geekie (2) |
Statistics
TB | PIT | |
---|---|---|
11 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
11 | Hits | 15 |
4 | Takeaways | 2 |
35 | Shots | 19 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
29 | Faceoffs Won | 20 |
59.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.8 |
16 | Giveaways | 23 |
2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 16,065 | Capacity:
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 16,065 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 0 | 5 | 28 | 14 |
New Jersey | 2 | 7 | 28 | 13 |
Washington | 1 | 5 | 27 | 13 |
NY Rangers | 1 | 5 | 25 | 12 |
NY Islanders | 5 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
Columbus | 2 | 9 | 18 | 8 |
Philadelphia | 2 | 10 | 18 | 8 |
Pittsburgh | 4 | 10 | 18 | 7 |