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Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 30-41-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 43-27-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 1 0 0 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 6 7 12 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 17 13 39

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. B. Sutter, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:12 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (9) Elias Lindholm (8), Jiri Tlusty (5) Even strength CAR 1, PIT 0
1st 19:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (11) Beau Bennett (3), Andrew Ebbett (3) Even strength CAR 1, PIT 1
3rd 18:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Sutter (8) Beau Bennett (4), Chris Kunitz (13) Even strength CAR 1, PIT 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 39
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 28 27
Blocked shots 22 15
Giveaways 1 8
Takeaways 11 7
Faceoffs won 25/47 (53.2%) 22/47 (46.8%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
12 E. Staal C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 52.6% 20:42
14 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 17:35
16 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 0 2 5 2 1 18:22
18 J. McClement C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 57.1% 10:48
19 J. Tlusty L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 2 19:22
20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 55.6% 16:42
22 Z. Boychuk L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:13
24 B. Malone C 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 07:15
25 C. Terry L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 10:30
39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 14:27
49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 54.5% 17:35
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 16:53
4 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 26:16
7 R. Murphy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13:32
27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 4 28:34
47 M. Jordan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:07
65 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 21:30
73 B. Bellemore D 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 15:15
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 39 37 2 .949 58:59 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:34
14 C. Kunitz L 1 1 2 +2 2 2 4 0 16:12
16 B. Sutter C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 57.1% 18:46
19 B. Bennett R 0 2 2 +2 0 4 1 0 17:29
25 A. Ebbett C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 25% 05:46
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 13:49
34 B. Farnham R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:06
36 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 1 14:40
57 M. Goc C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 25% 14:44
59 J. Megna C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 07:07
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 21:20
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 55% 19:47
4 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 18:53
10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 3 24:59
41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 16:32
47 S. Despres D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 18:00
51 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:58
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 26:44
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 25 24 1 .960 59:40 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:35 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal Interference 2
1st 16:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 03:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Jayson Megna Holding the stick 2
2nd 03:31 Carolina Hurricanes Elias Lindholm Hooking 2
2nd 07:16 Carolina Hurricanes Jay McClement Hooking 2
2nd 13:56 Carolina Hurricanes Brad Malone Hooking 2
3rd 00:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Christian Ehrhoff Boarding 2
3rd 06:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Slashing 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Bill Peters
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Johnston
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Tim Gleason, Alexander Semin, Jordan Staal
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Steve Downie, Rob Klinkhammer, Scott Harrington

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 5 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 0 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final/OT Game page

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