Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, March 17, 2016, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	35-31-16
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	48-26-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	0	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	14	8	11	33
Pittsburgh Penguins	22	9	17	48

Three stars

S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
I. Cole, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
C. Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Phillip Di Giuseppe (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 0
1st	05:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Riley Nash (8)	Jeff Skinner (19), Chris Terry (2)	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 0
1st	13:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (30)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 1
2nd	12:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phil Kessel (21)	Carl Hagelin (19), Ian Cole (8)	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 2
2nd	17:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (31)	Ian Cole (9), Carl Hagelin (20)	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 3
3rd	13:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nick Bonino (5)	Phil Kessel (26), Carl Hagelin (21)	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	33	48
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	10	14
Hits	26	24
Blocked shots	14	7
Giveaways	1	11
Takeaways	6	3
Faceoffs won	29/63 (46%)	34/63 (54%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	56%	18:56
Number 14 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		13:50
Number 16 E. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1		18:28
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	37.5%	10:49
Number 20 R. Nash	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	54.5%	14:58
Number 24 B. Malone	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	1		08:24
Number 25 C. Terry	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		10:48
Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	3	0	50%	16:02
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		15:27
Number 48 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0		08:04
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	33.3%	17:51
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	25%	19:29
Number 5 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	1		20:01
Number 7 R. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0	0		17:18
Number 47 M. Jordan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		14:47
Number 54 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		18:24
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		22:07
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5		24:22

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 E. Lack	48	44	4	.917	59:55	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	56.3%	14:42
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	0	50%	17:08
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		18:00
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	42.9%	12:26
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0		10:32
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		10:52
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:38
Number 49 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:48
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	3	3	+2	4	4	0	0		14:21
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0		16:21
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	1	0		14:39
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	0	0	58.3%	21:26
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		23:00
Number 4 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:17
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		17:39
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	3	2		20:39
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	4	1		14:52
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1		29:40

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	17:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust	Boarding	2
2nd	13:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal	Slashing	2
2nd	13:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Nick Bonino	Holding the stick	2
2nd	18:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Carl Hagelin	Embellishment	2
2nd	18:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Murphy	Tripping	2
2nd	19:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Noah Hanifin	Interference	2
3rd	07:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Carl Hagelin	Hooking	2
3rd	07:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Victor Rask	Interference	2
3rd	13:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Trevor Daley	Holding	2
3rd	14:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	16:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Patric Hornqvist	Tripping	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Bill Peters
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Derek Nansen
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Andrej Nestrasil, Justin Faulk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Zatkoff, Ben Lovejoy, Scott Wilson, Derrick Pouliot

2015-2016 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 12, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Jan 17, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 12, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 17, 2016

Other NHL games on Mar 17

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 17, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at New Jersey Devils 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
Florida Panthers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
New York Islanders 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
San Jose Sharks 1 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Mar 17, 2016
New York Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 17, 2016

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