Carolina Hurricanes @ Pittsburgh Penguins

24-12-3, 11-6-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	0	1	0	1
Penguins PIT	3	2	0	5

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

17-12-9, 8-6-5 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. Kotkaniemi#82
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Joel NystromJ. Nystrom#64
Mike ReillyM. Reilly#6
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:52	0:00	0:31	13:21	4	10	28.6
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	15:28	0:00	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	6	1	3	19	14:45	0:00	0:00	14:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	16:28	0:00	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	17	14:53	0:00	0:00	14:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	17	13:29	0:00	0:43	12:46	4	1	80.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	17:13	0:00	0:00	17:13	7	7	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:31	0:00	1:39	10:52	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	18:06	0:00	0:49	17:17	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	18	12:33	0:00	1:21	11:12	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14:22	0:00	0:00	14:22	5	4	55.6
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	18	13:50	0:00	0:00	13:50	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	19:17	0:00	0:43	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	27	21:28	0:00	0:57	20:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	23	22:39	0:00	1:28	21:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:54	0:00	0:08	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	17:47	0:00	0:21	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	20:53	0:00	1:28	19:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	5	23	.821	20	3	0	0	0	60:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Ville KoivunenV. Koivunen#41
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Rutger McGroartyR. McGroarty#2
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
defensemen
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Brett KulakB. Kulak#77
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5
Jack St. IvanyJ. St. Ivany#3
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:28	0:00	0:00	16:28	3	7	30.0
1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	13:48	1:00	0:00	12:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	21	18:22	1:33	0:00	16:49	16	8	66.7
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:44	0:00	0:00	15:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:38	1:03	0:00	12:35	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	16	14:18	1:02	0:00	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:21	0:00	0:00	14:21	5	3	62.5
2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:23	1:29	0:00	12:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	15	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	1	1	50.0
1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:39	0:59	0:00	13:40	3	4	42.9
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:07	1:29	0:00	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:04	1:30	0:00	15:34	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	19:40	1:29	0:00	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	20	21:58	0:00	0:00	21:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	21	22:32	1:03	0:00	21:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	17:33	0:03	0:00	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	4	1	2	20	18:06	0:00	0:00	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	18:03	0:00	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Stuart SkinnerS. Skinner#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	1	27	.964	26	0	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Hurricanes	0	1	0	1
	Penguins	3	2	0	5

1st Period		PIT
3:46	Sidney Crosby (21) Assists: Rickard Rakell (9), Bryan Rust (18)	1
16:07	Justin Brazeau (12) Assists: Brett Kulak (3)	2
17:12	Anthony Mantha (13) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Rust (19), Erik Karlsson (24)	3

2nd Period		CAR	PIT
15:08	Tommy Novak (7) Assists: Parker Wotherspoon (10), Erik Karlsson (25)	0	4
18:08	Anthony Mantha (14) Assists: Justin Brazeau (8), Tommy Novak (13)	0	5
18:25	Mark Jankowski (2) Assists: Joel Nystrom (7), Mike Reilly (5)	1	5

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Tommy Novak lights the lamp for Penguins

0:42

Mark Jankowski nets goal for Hurricanes

0:33

Anthony Mantha scores goal vs. Hurricanes

0:49

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

Hurricanes
1
Penguins
5

Game 1

31/12

Penguins
Hurricanes

Game 2

10/3

Penguins
Hurricanes

Game 3

18/3

Hurricanes
Penguins

Game 4

22/3

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 31 December 2025

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 16,011

Referees:
Brandon Blandina
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	24	12	3	51
NY Islanders	22	14	4	48
Philadelphia	20	11	7	47
Washington	20	14	5	45
Pittsburgh	17	12	9	43
NY Rangers	19	17	5	43
New Jersey	20	17	2	42
Columbus	17	15	6	40

Tocchet coaches Flyers to 6-3 win over Canucks in return to Vancouver

— Carl Grundstrom scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers gave coach Rick Tocchet a victory against his former team, beating the Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday night in his return to Vancouver.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Bo Horvat lifts the Islanders to a 3-2 shootout victory over the slumping Blackhawks

— Bo Horvat scored in regulation and the shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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Tocchet coaches Flyers to 6-3 win over Canucks in return to Vancouver

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Bo Horvat lifts the Islanders to a 3-2 shootout victory over the slumping Blackhawks