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Wed Dec 16

12:00AM

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Tampa Bay TB--	-	-	-
Pittsburgh PIT--	-	-	-

PPG Paints ArenaPittsburgh, PA

Lightning	.00 GF AVG	.00 GA AVG	.00 Power Play
Penguins	.00 GF AVG	.00 GA AVG	.00 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Yanni Gourde (C)	Hip	12-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Dec 2
Dominic James (C)	Hand	10-12-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 13

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Ryan Graves (D)	Knee	10-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
Bryan Rust (RW)	Upper Body	10-04-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 5
Andrei Kuzmenko (LW)	Personal	10-02-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 3
Justin Brazeau (RW)	Lower Body	10-06-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 7
Blake Lizotte (C)	Upper Body	09-29-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 30
Benjamin Kindel (C)	Lower Body	10-06-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 7

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