Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 46-29-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 44-26-12

Goals by period

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

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 9 9 20 38
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 7 9 28

Three stars

  1. M. Cullen, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Johnson, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  3. P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (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 10:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Garrett Wilson (2) Matt Cullen (13), Adam Johnson (1) Even strength CAR 0, PIT 1
1st 18:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen (7) Adam Johnson (2), Brian Dumoulin (20) Even strength CAR 0, PIT 2
3rd 00:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (18) Dominik Simon (20), Nick Bjugstad (12) Even strength CAR 0, PIT 3
3rd 12:12 Carolina Hurricanes Jaccob Slavin (8) Andrei Svechnikov (17), Micheal Ferland (22) Power play CAR 1, 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 38 28
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 37 44
Blocked shots 10 23
Giveaways 8 12
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 37/72 (51.4%) 35/72 (48.6%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 50% 18:57
Number 13 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 09:34
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 2 7 3 0 0 66.7% 22:44
Number 20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 56.5% 23:01
Number 21 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 20:43
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:18
Number 37 A. Svechnikov R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:13
Number 42 G. McKegg C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 22.2% 10:00
Number 48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 10:32
Number 71 L. Wallmark C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 63.6% 10:48
Number 79 M. Ferland L 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 12:49
Number 86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 16:22
Number 19 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 6 1 0 22:57
Number 22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 23:44
Number 27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 23:21
Number 44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 07:08
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 15:10
Number 74 J. Slavin D 1 0 1 -2 0 5 2 2 1 24:59
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 C. McElhinney 28 25 3 .893 57:07 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 5 1 0 25% 13:12
Number 10 G. Wilson L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 3 1 0 08:49
Number 12 D. Simon C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 14:36
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 20:30
Number 19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 40% 14:44
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 5 0 0 46.2% 13:35
Number 47 A. Johnson C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 2 0 04:40
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 30% 13:40
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 21:29
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 2 1 0 14:21
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:11
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 65.6% 22:42
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 1 0 20:50
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 19:12
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 4 0 22:58
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 18:01
Number 44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 18:27
Number 73 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 3 0 19:07
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 38 37 1 .974 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:25 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Williams Roughing 2
1st 19:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Roughing 2
1st 19:33 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Faulk Tripping 2
2nd 05:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta Boarding 2
3rd 10:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Jack Johnson Cross checking 2
3rd 19:27 Carolina Hurricanes Dougie Hamilton Slashing 2
3rd 19:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Saku Maenalanen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Zach Trotman, Chad Ruhwedel, Zachary Aston-Reese

2018-2019 season series

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Sources and further reading

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