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45-19-6
Carolina Hurricanes
5
SOG: 26
35-19-16
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
SOG: 19
PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh
OFF
March 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
CAR
S. Aho
CAR • 1G 0A
S. Jarvis
CAR • 1G 2A
N. Ehlers
CAR • 1G 1A
A. Nikishin
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Chatfield
CAR • 1G 0A
E. Robinson
CAR • 0G 1A
A. Svechnikov
CAR • 0G 1A
M. Jankowski
CAR • 1G 0A
J. Blake
CAR • 0G 1A
L. Stankoven
CAR • 0G 1A
PIT
E. Chinakhov
PIT • 1G 0A
B. Rust
PIT • 0G 1A
S. Crosby
PIT • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
N. Ehlers
CAR • L • 1G 1A
⭐ 2
S. Jarvis
CAR • C • 1G 2A
⭐ 3
J. Chatfield
CAR • D • 1G 0A
44-19-6 - W3
Carolina Hurricanes
35-18-16 - L1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
March 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
25G - 47A
(72P)
2
R
Andrei Svechnikov
25G - 35A
(60P)
3
C
Seth Jarvis
29G - 30A
(59P)
4
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
21G - 37A
(58P)
5
R
Jackson Blake
20G - 24A
(44P)
CAR Injuries
Gostisbehere, Shayne
Lower Body
Day to Day
Gostisbehere (lower body) isn't expected to play in Friday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Mar 22, 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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PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
28G - 35A
(63P)
2
R
Bryan Rust
26G - 31A
(57P)
3
D
Erik Karlsson
11G - 43A
(54P)
4
R
Anthony Mantha
26G - 27A
(53P)
5
C
Evgeni Malkin
15G - 37A
(52P)
PIT Injuries
Hayes, Kevin
Upper Body
Day to Day
Hayes (upper body) won't play against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.
Mar 22, 2026
Shea, Ryan
Upper Body
Day to Day
Shea (upper body) exited Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets during the second period.
Mar 22, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Day to Day
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
Day to Day
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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Goaltending
CAR
26-6-1
2.47 GAA
89.6% SV
PIT
20-14-9
2.88 GAA
88.9% SV
CAR
13-11-5
3.12 GAA
87.4% SV
PIT
16-9-8
2.92 GAA
89.4% 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
44-19-6
GAA: 2.93
SV%: 0.880
vs
PIT
35-18-16
GAA: 2.96
SV%: 0.893