The NHL Belt · rivalry
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
5Belt meetings
3Penguins wins
2Lightning wins
3Title changes
Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 5 times with the NHL belt on the line, from January 5, 2011 to October 12, 2021. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Pittsburgh Penguins lead the belt series 3–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,043 | Jan 5, 2011 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 8–1 | Title change |
| 7,265 | Nov 29, 2013 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 | Title change |
| 7,849 | Feb 6, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 | Defense |
| 7,852 | Feb 11, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (OT) | Defense |
| 7,939 | Oct 12, 2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 | Title change |