Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

Panthers

37-37-3, 77 PTS

2-5

Final

Penguins

40-22-16, 96 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

On the ice

FLA shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	7	11	13	31
PIT	8	10	5	23

In net

Daniil Tarasov18/23 SV, .783

Arturs Silovs29/31 SV, .935

Team	1	2	3	T
FLA	1	0	1	2
PIT	3	1	1	5

Who won: Penguins 5-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outscored the Panthers 3-1 in the 1st period. Rickard Rakell led the Penguins in goals (2). Carter Verhaeghe led the Panthers in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

FLAPIT

9Blocked Shots16

28Hits7

4Takeaways4

31Shots23

1Power Play Goals1

6Power Play Opportunities7

16.7Power Play Percentage14.3

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

29Faceoffs Won21

58.0Faceoff Win Percent42.0

16Giveaways13

9Total Penalties9

23Penalty Minutes21

Player of the game

Sidney Crosby

PIT · 1 G, 2 A, 4 SOG

8.4

Deserved to win

60%

FLA · 3.79 xG

40%

PIT · 3.19 xG

Panthers deserved better: 60% on chances, lost 2-5

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:10
Snap shot on goal
Gustav Forsling Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
G. Forsling · 1 A
P3 0:15
Big hit on J. Boqvist
Parker Wotherspoon hit Jesper Boqvist
P. Wotherspoon
P3 0:33
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
C. Verhaeghe · 1 G
P3 1:06
Faceoff win vs S. Bennett
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Sam Bennett
B. Kindel
P3 1:08
Wrist shot wide right
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Right
S. Bennett
P3 1:41
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Seth Jones
S. Jones · 1 A
P3 1:55
Faceoff win vs S. Bennett
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Sam Bennett
N. Acciari
P3 1:55
FLAG
Penalty: delaying game - puck over glass
Bryan Rust Delaying Game - Puck over glass (2 min)
B. Rust · 1 G, 1 A
P3 1:57
Big hit on C. Clifton
Nolan Foote hit Connor Clifton
N. Foote
P3 2:08
Big hit on R. Shea
Tomas Nosek hit Ryan Shea
T. Nosek
P3 2:26
Wrap-around wide left
Sam Bennett Wrap-around Wide Left
S. Bennett
P3 2:46
Big hit on K. Letang
A.J. Greer hit Kris Letang
A.J. Greer
P3 2:52
Shot blocked by K. Letang
Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Kris Letang
D. Kulikov
P3 2:59
Faceoff win vs R. Rakell
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
S. Bennett
P3 3:26
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Noel Acciari
N. Acciari
P3 3:39
Wrist shot failed bank attempt
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
M. Tkachuk
P3 3:41
Batted hit left post
Eetu Luostarinen Batted Hit Left Post
E. Luostarinen
P3 3:41
Backhand failed bank attempt
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
M. Tkachuk
P3 4:13
Wrist shot wide right
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
M. Tkachuk
P3 4:15
Faceoff win vs N. Acciari
Eetu Luostarinen faceoff won against Noel Acciari
E. Luostarinen
P3 4:18
Wrist shot on goal
Noah Gregor Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
N. Gregor
P3 4:22
Big hit on C. Clifton
Cole Schwindt hit Connor Clifton
C. Schwindt · 1 G
P3 4:25
Big hit on P. Wotherspoon
Noah Gregor hit Parker Wotherspoon
N. Gregor
P3 5:09
Snap shot on goal
Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
E. Chinakhov · 2 A