Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
· PNC Arena, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
14 |
9 |
6 |
29 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
7 |
8 |
13 |
28 |
Three stars
- E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
- C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
- B. Malone, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brandon Sutter (17) |
Sidney Crosby (51), Ben Lovejoy (12) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 0 |
| 1st |
05:05 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Eric Staal (20) |
Jordan Staal (15) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 1 |
| 1st |
08:27 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Ryan Murphy (3) |
Brad Malone (7), Victor Rask (19) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
11:38 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jay McClement (7) |
Brad Malone (8), Justin Faulk (32) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 3 |
| 2nd |
14:56 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Alexander Semin (5) |
Riley Nash (17), Eric Staal (26) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
13:14 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrej Nestrasil (7) |
Eric Staal (27), Elias Lindholm (20) |
Power play |
PIT 1, CAR 5 |
| 3rd |
15:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ian Cole (5) |
Craig Adams (6), Beau Bennett (8) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, CAR 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
24 |
35 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
15 |
21 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/64 (48.4%) |
33/64 (51.6%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 N. Spaling |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
16:21 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:59 |
| Number 16 B. Sutter |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
47.1% |
14:45 |
| Number 17 B. Comeau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 19 B. Bennett |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 23 S. Downie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:44 |
| Number 39 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:38 |
| Number 40 M. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:59 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
21:26 |
| Number 4 R. Scuderi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 51 D. Pouliot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
59:59 |
Loss |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47.8% |
19:48 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
19:00 |
| Number 14 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 15 A. Nestrasil |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
14:50 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
12:21 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46.2% |
13:20 |
| Number 24 B. Malone |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:26 |
| Number 25 C. Terry |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 28 A. Semin |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
16:16 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:10 |
| Number 7 R. Murphy |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 26 J. Liles |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 27 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:44 |
| Number 41 D. Biega |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 47 M. Jordan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 65 R. Hainsey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:05 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:05 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Brad Malone |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
03:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Maxim Lapierre |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
06:15 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Brad Malone |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
18:53 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Nathan Gerbe |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Blake Comeau |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:27 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Nick Spaling |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
David Perron |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Beau Bennett |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Johnston
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Tom Kowal
- Linesmen
- Darren Gibbs, Kiel Murchison
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Christian Ehrhoff, Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Patrick Dwyer, Brett Bellemore, Jack Hillen, Rasmus Rissanen
2014-2015 season series
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Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
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Final
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3
at Carolina Hurricanes
2
|
Final
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1
at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
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Pittsburgh Penguins
2
at Carolina Hurricanes
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Final
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 at Winnipeg Jets
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