Matchup Index

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins 65
Pittsburgh Penguins leads 65-57-5
5 ties
1992-93 to 2025-26
Tampa Bay Lightning have won 2 straight
Tampa Bay Lightning 57

Series timeline

▲ Pittsburgh Penguins ahead (peak +12) ▼ Tampa Bay Lightning ahead (peak +1)
1992-93: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-41992-93: Tied 3-31993-94: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-21993-94: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-31993-94: Pittsburgh Penguins 8-31993-94: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-11994-95: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-31994-95: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-31994-95: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-21995-96: Pittsburgh Penguins 10-01995-96: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-41995-96: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-11995-96: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-11996-97: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-31996-97: Tied 5-51996-97: Pittsburgh Penguins 7-31996-97: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-31997-98: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-11997-98: Tied 1-11997-98: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-11997-98: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-11998-99: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-01998-99: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-11998-99: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-21998-99: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-21998-99: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-01999-00: Tampa Bay Lightning 7-41999-00: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-11999-00: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-31999-00: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12000-01: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-22000-01: Tied 1-12000-01: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-12000-01: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-22001-02: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-12001-02: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22001-02: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-12001-02: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22002-03: Tied 3-32002-03: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-32002-03: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12002-03: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-22003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 9-02003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-22003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-12005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 1-02006-07: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32006-07: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22006-07: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22006-07: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-12007-08: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-12007-08: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-02007-08: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-02007-08: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-22008-09: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-02008-09: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-32008-09: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-12008-09: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-42009-10: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-12009-10: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12009-10: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-12009-10: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-02010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-32010-11: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-12010-11: Pittsburgh Penguins 8-12010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12010-11: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 (postseason)2010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 (postseason)2010-11: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 (postseason)2010-11: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 (postseason)2010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 8-2 (postseason)2010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 (postseason)2010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 (postseason)2011-12: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12011-12: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-32011-12: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-22011-12: Pittsburgh Penguins 8-12012-13: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-32012-13: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-32012-13: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-32013-14: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-42013-14: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-02013-14: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-32014-15: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-22014-15: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32014-15: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-32015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-32015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 (postseason)2015-16: Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 (postseason)2015-16: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 (postseason)2015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 (postseason)2015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 (postseason)2015-16: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 (postseason)2015-16: Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 (postseason)2016-17: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-32016-17: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-22016-17: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-22017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 7-12017-18: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-22018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32018-19: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-22018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12021-22: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-22021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-12021-22: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-12022-23: Pittsburgh Penguins 6-22022-23: Pittsburgh Penguins 7-32022-23: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-42023-24: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-22023-24: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12023-24: Pittsburgh Penguins 5-42024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-12025-26: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-32025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3

Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Pittsburgh Penguins 10 (2011-12–2014-15), Tampa Bay Lightning 12 (2003-04–2006-07). Current: Tampa Bay Lightning 2.

Splits

SplitPittsburgh Penguins record
Regular season58-50-5
Postseason7-7
Hosted by Pittsburgh Penguins37-24-3
Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning28-33-2
Last 10 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26)17-20
Largest Pittsburgh Penguins win10-0 (1995-96)
Largest Tampa Bay Lightning win9-0 (2003-04)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2015-16May 26, 2016Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2015-16May 24, 2016Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16May 22, 2016Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2015-16May 20, 2016Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16May 18, 2016Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16May 16, 2016Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2015-16May 13, 2016Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-11Apr 27, 2011Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-11Apr 25, 2011Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010-11Apr 23, 2011Tampa Bay Lightning 8-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-11Apr 20, 2011Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010-11Apr 18, 2011Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010-11Apr 15, 2011Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-11Apr 13, 2011Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (1-2) Dec 4, 2025 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 13, 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 2, 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25 (0-3) Nov 19, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 12, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 25, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-24 (2-1) Nov 30, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 6, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 6, 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2022-23 (3-0) Oct 15, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 26, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins 7-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 2, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22 (2-1) Oct 12, 2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 26, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 3, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (0-3) Oct 23, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 6, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 11, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2018-19 (1-2) Nov 15, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 30, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 9, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2017-18 (1-2) Oct 12, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 21, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 25, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2016-17 (3-0) Dec 10, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 8, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 3, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2015-16 (4-6) Jan 15, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 5, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 20, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
May 13, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
May 16, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
May 18, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
May 20, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
May 22, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
May 24, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
May 26, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
2014-15 (2-1) Dec 15, 2014 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 23, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 2, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2013-14 (3-0) Oct 12, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 29, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 22, 2014 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2012-13 (3-0) Feb 24, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 4, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 11, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2011-12 (3-1) Nov 17, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 15, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 12, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 25, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins 8-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-11 (5-6) Oct 27, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 12, 2010 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 5, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 8-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 31, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 13, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
Apr 15, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
Apr 18, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 20, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 23, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 8-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
Apr 25, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 27, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins Postseason
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 (2-2) Oct 17, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 2, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 14, 2010 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 31, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2008-09 (3-1) Dec 23, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 4, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 3, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 7, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2007-08 (3-1) Jan 10, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 18, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 4, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 20, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2006-07 (0-4) Nov 8, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 7, 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 9, 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 25, 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2005-06 (0-4) Oct 15, 2005 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 27, 2005 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 7, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 8, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2003-04 (0-4) Nov 8, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 9-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 13, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 27, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 29, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-03 (2-1-1) Oct 19, 2002 Tie 3-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 2, 2002 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 8, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 17, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2001-02 (2-2) Nov 3, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 10, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 23, 2002 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 4, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000-01 (2-1-1) Oct 13, 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 21, 2000 Tie 1-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 17, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 4, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (1-3) Nov 6, 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 18, 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 23, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 21, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1998-99 (4-1) Oct 21, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 19, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 21, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 15, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 17, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1997-98 (3-0-1) Oct 17, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 16, 1997 Tie 1-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 4, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 15, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1996-97 (1-2-1) Oct 5, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 8, 1996 Tie 5-5 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 4, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 7-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 10, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1995-96 (3-1) Nov 1, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins 10-0 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 3, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 31, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 6, 1996 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1994-95 (2-1) Jan 20, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 4, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 24, 1995 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1993-94 (3-1) Oct 14, 1993 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 11, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 21, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 4, 1994 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1992-93 (1-0-1) Nov 1, 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 27, 1993 Tie 3-3 at Pittsburgh Penguins

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.