Welcome back, it is your MAN, Sugar Wumbaugh! The Carolina Hurricanes barely edged out the
34-18-16
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
SOG: 35
43-19-6
Carolina Hurricanes
6
SOG: 44
Lenovo Center - Raleigh
OFF
March 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
PIT
S. Crosby
PIT • 1G 1A
R. Rakell
PIT • 0G 2A
E. Karlsson
PIT • 2G 1A
E. Malkin
PIT • 0G 1A
B. Rust
PIT • 1G 0A
P. Wotherspoon
PIT • 0G 1A
B. Kindel
PIT • 1G 0A
A. Mantha
PIT • 0G 1A
I. Solovyov
PIT • 0G 1A
CAR
J. Martinook
CAR • 1G 0A
J. Staal
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Slavin
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Blake
CAR • 1G 2A
T. Hall
CAR • 1G 1A
N. Ehlers
CAR • 0G 3A
L. Stankoven
CAR • 1G 1A
K. Miller
CAR • 1G 0A
S. Walker
CAR • 1G 1A
S. Aho
CAR • 0G 1A
S. Jarvis
CAR • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
J. Blake
CAR • R • 1G 2A
⭐ 2
N. Ehlers
CAR • L • 0G 3A
⭐ 3
S. Walker
CAR • D • 1G 1A
34-18-15 - OT1
Pittsburgh Penguins
42-19-6 - W1
Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh - Lenovo Center
March 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
28G - 33A
(61P)
2
R
Bryan Rust
26G - 28A
(54P)
3
R
Anthony Mantha
26G - 27A
(53P)
4
D
Erik Karlsson
9G - 43A
(52P)
5
C
Evgeni Malkin
15G - 36A
(51P)
PIT Injuries
Crosby, Sidney
Lower Body
Day to Day
Crosby (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will be out of action for at least four weeks.
Mar 18, 2026
Girard, Samuel
Upper Body
Day to Day
Girard (upper body) will miss Monday's road game against the Colorado Avalanche, per Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
Mar 18, 2026
Hayes, Kevin
Upper Body
Day to Day
Hayes (upper body) is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Colorado.
Mar 18, 2026
Graves, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Graves (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Mar 21, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Week to Week
Hallander (leg) was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Apr 2, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Suspension
Week to Week
Jones (lower body) was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday for a conditioning loan.
Apr 2, 2026
Lizotte, Blake
Upper Body
Week to Week
Lizotte (upper body) will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Apr 14, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2026 3rd round pick (SJS).
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
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CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
24G - 45A
(69P)
2
R
Andrei Svechnikov
25G - 34A
(59P)
3
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
20G - 36A
(56P)
4
C
Seth Jarvis
28G - 26A
(54P)
5
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
11G - 32A
(43P)
CAR Injuries
Gostisbehere, Shayne
Lower Body
Day to Day
Gostisbehere (lower body) won't play against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Mar 18, 2026
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Week to Week
Kochetkov (hip) might be available in time for the playoffs, according to Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News on Friday.
Apr 11, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes acquire Nicolas Deslauriers from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2027 7th round pick.
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Goaltending
PIT
20-13-9
2.85 GAA
89.0% SV
CAR
25-6-1
2.45 GAA
89.6% SV
PIT
15-9-8
2.90 GAA
89.5% SV
CAR
12-11-5
3.19 GAA
87.2% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
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CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
Goaltenders
PIT
34-18-15
GAA: 2.90
SV%: 0.894
vs
CAR
42-19-6
GAA: 2.90
SV%: 0.881