Welcome back, it is your MAN, Sugar Wumbaugh! Tonight, folks, it's like the Penguins decided
24-12-3
Carolina Hurricanes
1
SOG: 28
17-12-9
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
SOG: 28
PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh
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December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
CAR
M. Jankowski
CAR • 1G 0A
J. Nystrom
CAR • 0G 1A
M. Reilly
CAR • 0G 1A
PIT
S. Crosby
PIT • 1G 0A
R. Rakell
PIT • 0G 1A
B. Rust
PIT • 0G 2A
J. Brazeau
PIT • 1G 1A
B. Kulak
PIT • 0G 1A
A. Mantha
PIT • 2G 0A
E. Karlsson
PIT • 0G 2A
T. Novak
PIT • 1G 1A
P. Wotherspoon
PIT • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
S. Skinner
PIT • G • G A
⭐ 2
A. Mantha
PIT • R • 2G 0A
⭐ 3
J. Brazeau
PIT • R • 1G 1A
Headlines
Sidney Crosby’s Still Their Daddy: Old Man Sid Schools a Generation!
Power Play Party! Mantha, Brazeau, and Novak Make Andersen Look Like a Peewee Netminder!
Jankowski Gets the Last Word—Stuart Skinner’s Save Percentage Needs a Life Raft!
Who Needs Defense? Back-and-Forth Battle Leaves Goalies Begging for Mercy!
Frederik Andersen Just Filed a Missing Persons Report for His Blue Line!
24-11-3 - L1
Carolina Hurricanes
16-12-9 - W2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
14G - 21A
(35P)
2
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
4G - 25A
(29P)
3
C
Seth Jarvis
19G - 10A
(29P)
4
R
Andrei Svechnikov
10G - 17A
(27P)
5
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
8G - 18A
(26P)
CAR Injuries
Gostisbehere, Shayne
Groin
Day to Day
Gostisbehere (groin) will be a game-time decision against the New York Rangers on Monday, Adam Gold of 99.9 The Fan Raleigh reports.
Dec 30, 2025
Jarvis, Seth
Upper Body
Day to Day
Jarvis (upper body) is week-to-week, the team announced Monday.
Jan 6, 2026
Slavin, Jaccob
Upper Body
Day to Day
The Hurricanes announced Monday that Slavin is considered week-to-week due to an upper-body injury.
Jan 6, 2026
Legault, Charles-Alexis
Hand
Month to Month
Legault was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after having a procedure Monday to repair several torn extensor tendons on his right hand.
Mar 2, 2026
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Season
Kochetkov (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
21G - 19A
(40P)
2
R
Bryan Rust
15G - 19A
(34P)
3
C
Evgeni Malkin
8G - 21A
(29P)
4
D
Erik Karlsson
3G - 25A
(28P)
5
R
Anthony Mantha
14G - 13A
(27P)
PIT Injuries
Dewar, Connor
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Dewar (undisclosed) left Monday's practice before its conclusion, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Dec 30, 2025
Karlsson, Erik
Illness
Day to Day
Karlsson will miss Monday's practice because of an illness.
Dec 30, 2025
Malkin, Evgeni
Upper Body
Day to Day
Malkin (upper body) was designated for injured reserve Tuesday.
Dec 30, 2025
Brunicke, Harrison
Not Injury Related
Day to Day
Brunicke will be loaned to Team Canada for the 2026 World Junior Championship, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Jan 8, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Lower Body
Week to Week
Jones (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Jan 17, 2026
Howe, Tanner
Knee
Week to Week
Jan 24, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Month to Month
Hallander (blood clot in leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Feb 26, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Dec 29 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Danton Heinen, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick
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Goaltending
CAR
5-9-2
3.38 GAA
86.5% SV
PIT
12-11-4
2.91 GAA
88.8% SV
CAR
13-1-1
2.08 GAA
91.2% SV
PIT
6-5-6
3.21 GAA
88.8% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
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Goaltenders
CAR
24-11-3
GAA: 2.84
SV%: 0.884
vs
PIT
16-12-9
GAA: 3.16
SV%: 0.889