Lightning vs. Penguins Time, TV & Live Stream – 12/4/2025

The Thursday NHL schedule features the Tampa Bay Lightning (16-8-2) hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins (13-7-5) at Benchmark International Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning rank third in the Eastern Conference with 34 points and the Penguins are sixth in the Eastern Conference with 31 points.

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Lightning vs. Penguins: Dec. 4 Viewing Options

• Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Location: Tampa, Florida
• Venue: Benchmark International Arena
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

Lightning's 2025-26 Stats

Penguins' 2025-26 Stats

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Lightning vs. Penguins Top Players

Lightning

• A productive offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has put up 32 points.
• Having scored 14 goals and adding 13 assists, Jake Guentzel is excelling for Tampa Bay through 26 games.
• Through 25 games, Brandon Hagel has proven himself as a scoring option for Tampa Bay. He has 27 points (15 goals and 12 assists).
• In the 19 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .917, the 10th-best in the league.

Penguins

• Sidney Crosby's 29 points make him a vital offensive option for Pittsburgh. He has put up 18 goals and 11 assists in 25 games.
• Evgeni Malkin has helped lead the attack for Pittsburgh this season with seven goals and 19 assists.
• Pittsburgh's Bryan Rust is among the leaders on the team with 21 total points (eight goals and 13 assists).
• Arturs Silovs has a 4-4-4 record this season, with an .898 save percentage (34th in the league). He has 291 saves, and has conceded 33 goals (3.0 goals against average).

Lightning vs. Penguins Injury Report

Lightning

Erik Cernak: Out (Undisclosed),

Victor Hedman: Out (Undisclosed),

Ryan McDonagh: Out (Undisclosed),

Max Crozier: Out (Undisclosed),

Brayden Point: Out (Undisclosed)

Penguins

Caleb Jones: Out (Lower Body),

Rickard Rakell: Out (Hand),

Jack St. Ivany: Out (Lower Body),

Tanner Howe: Out (Acl ),

Filip Hallander: Out (Leg),

Justin Brazeau: Out (Upper Body),

Joona Koppanen: Day-To-Day (Illness),

Noel Acciari: Out (Upper Body)

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