Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
13 |
14 |
19 |
46 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
8 |
9 |
26 |
Three stars
- C. Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- C. Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- E. Lindholm, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:10 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Elias Lindholm (3) |
Noah Hanifin (10), Ryan Murphy (2) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
00:26 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (26) |
Justin Schultz (16), Conor Sheary (13) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
12:32 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Lee Stempniak (7) |
Teuvo Teravainen (8), Sebastian Aho (12) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
01:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz (3) |
Phil Kessel (25), Nick Bonino (11) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
15:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Carl Hagelin (5) |
Patric Hornqvist (13), Trevor Daley (9) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, PIT 3 |
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 |
46 |
26 |
| Hits |
29 |
39 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
29 |
| Giveaways |
0 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/61 (49.2%) |
31/61 (50.8%) |
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
18:47 |
| Number 16 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
19:04 |
| Number 18 J. McClement |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
50% |
08:07 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 21 L. Stempniak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 25 V. Stalberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
08:14 |
| Number 33 D. Ryan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:16 |
| Number 42 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
08:24 |
| Number 49 V. Rask |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:02 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:05 |
| Number 5 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 7 R. Murphy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 22 B. Pesce |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
22:43 |
| Number 26 M. Tennyson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 65 R. Hainsey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
22:55 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
57:33 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
11:48 |
| Number 13 N. Bonino |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
15:52 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
100% |
10:42 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 23 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
11:36 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
16:38 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
100% |
17:41 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
76.2% |
18:02 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
22:09 |
| Number 6 T. Daley |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
24:35 |
| Number 51 D. Pouliot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:22 |
| Number 61 S. Oleksy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
16:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
19 |
19 |
0 |
1.000 |
20:00 |
Win |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
40:00 |
|
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Bill Peters
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Tom Kowal
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Steve Miller
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Andrej Nestrasil, Justin Faulk, Klas Dahlbeck
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- David Warsofsky, Tom Kuhnhackl, Olli Maatta
2016-2017 season series
Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2016-2017 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 28, 2016
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
7
at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 20, 2017
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
3
at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 21, 2017
|
|
Carolina Hurricanes
2
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Apr 2, 2017
|
Other NHL games on Dec 28
Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 28, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 28, 2016
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 28, 2016
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at St. Louis Blues
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 28, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 28, 2016
|
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