Pittsburgh visits Tampa Bay after Rust’s 2-goal game

By Canadian Press on March 24, 2025.

Pittsburgh Penguins (29-32-11, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (40-25-5, in the Atlantic Division)

Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Bryan Rust’s two-goal game against the Florida Panthers in the Penguins’ 4-3 shootout loss.

Tampa Bay has a 24-8-2 record in home games and a 40-25-5 record overall. The Lightning are 38-7-2 in games they score at least three goals.

Pittsburgh has an 11-18-6 record on the road and a 29-32-11 record overall. The Penguins have given up 255 goals while scoring 212 for a -43 scoring differential.

The teams meet Tuesday for the third time this season. The Lightning won 5-2 in the previous matchup. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 34 goals and 34 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Sidney Crosby has 25 goals and 53 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has scored six goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Penguins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 2.3 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.

Penguins: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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