Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 19, 2015, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Saturday, December 19, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	35-31-16
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	48-26-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	12	5	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	13	12	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Jordan Staal (7)	Justin Faulk (15), Victor Rask (14)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 0
1st	14:56	Carolina Hurricanes	John-Michael Liles (1)	Brett Pesce (7)	Power play	CAR 2, PIT 0
2nd	01:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (15)	Trevor Daley (7), Sidney Crosby (16)	Power play	CAR 2, PIT 1

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	3	2	1	1	38.9%	18:57
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	37.5%	19:46
Number 15 A. Nestrasil	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		17:19
Number 16 E. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	19:44
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	77.8%	09:52
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:35
Number 24 B. Malone	C	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		07:36
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:58
Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:59
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:30
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	41.7%	16:31
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:27
Number 5 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:24
Number 26 J. Liles	D	1	0	1	0	3	4	1	1		22:39
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0		25:57
Number 54 B. Pesce	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	0		15:59
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:41
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:20

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	38	37	1	.974	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	12:43
Number 11 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:12
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	09:24
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:28
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:37
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		15:52
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:31
Number 61 S. Plotnikov	L	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:29
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	55.6%	23:07
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	5	6	0	0		17:59
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:31
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	2	5	2	0	0	50%	19:17
Number 2 A. Clendening	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		13:31
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		20:28
Number 5 D. Warsofsky	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:57
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0		22:38
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		22:31
Number 12 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		22:17

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	26	24	2	.923	59:01	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Adam Clendening	Holding	2
1st	11:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	High sticking	2
1st	13:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Trevor Daley	High sticking	2
2nd	01:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Holding	2
2nd	06:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
3rd	03:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Brad Malone	High sticking	2

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 Saturday, December 19, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Calgary Flames 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
New York Islanders 0 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 19, 2015