Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6) April 2, 2026 7:00 pm EDT The Line: Tampa Bay Lightning -170 / Pittsburgh Penguins +142; Over/Under: 6.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Thursday in NHL action from the Benchmark International Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Lightning vs. Penguins Prediction .
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to add on to their 5-1 win over Detroit last time out to sit at 38-21-16 this season. After this game, the Penguins will head home for a back-to-back with the Florida Panthers.
Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh in scoring with 67 points, including 28 goals and 39 assists, while Evgeni Malkin has 53 points with 15 goals and 38 assists. Anthony Mantha has 58 points with 30 goals and 28 assists. Erik Karlsson has 47 assists, while Bryan Rust has 61 points with 27 goals and 34 assists. Arturs Silovs has gone 17-10-8 with a 2.99 GAA and an .891 save percentage in goal for the Penguins so far this season, while Stuart Skinner is 11-7-5 with a 2.90 GAA and an .888 save percentage this year. Sergei Murashov is 1-1-2 with a 2.56 GAA and an .897 save percentage in goal for Pittsburgh this season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to bounce back from their 4-1 loss at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens last time out to sit at 46-22-6 this season. After this game, Tampa Bay will take on the Boston Bruins at home.
Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 121 points, including 40 goals and 81 assists while Brandon Hagel has 73 points with 35 goals and 38 assists and Jake Guentzel has 81 points with 36 goals and 45 assists. Anthony Cirelli has 49 points with 20 goals and 29 assists. Darren Raddysh has also added 66 points with 20 goals and 46 assists on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 35-13-4 with a 2.32 GAA and a .912 save percentage, while Jonas Johansson is 11-9-2 with a 3.21 GAA and an . 886 save percentage this season.
I’m on the over in this game. I think there’s going to be some goals in this game, as the Penguins have found themselves in some shootouts as of late, and these two teams have played in some high-scoring head-to-head matchups. I think we’re headed for more goals here; give me the over.