NHL-Schedules.com

Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes

PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 on Saturday, December 22, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 44-26-12
at Carolina Hurricanes 0 46-29-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 0 3
Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 0 0

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 8 16 32
Carolina Hurricanes 11 8 20 39

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
  2. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. M. Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (8) Sidney Crosby (23), Bryan Rust (8) Even strength PIT 1, CAR 0
2nd 03:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (14) Sidney Crosby (24), Bryan Rust (9) Even strength PIT 2, CAR 0
2nd 19:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (15) Sidney Crosby (25), Phil Kessel (23) Even strength PIT 3, CAR 0

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 32 39
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 20 27
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 11 25
Takeaways 15 9
Faceoffs won 35/60 (58.3%) 25/60 (41.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 61.5% 11:37
12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 13:15
14 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10:01
15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 80% 12:38
17 B. Rust R 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 18:06
19 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 45.5% 11:19
46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 12:14
59 J. Guentzel C 2 0 2 +3 0 4 1 0 18:22
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16.7% 17:13
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:32
81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 11:57
87 S. Crosby C 0 3 3 +3 0 5 0 0 72.7% 20:34
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 5 6 19:50
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 4 21:42
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 1 14:35
50 J. Riikola D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 0 17:33
58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 25:20
73 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 20:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 39 39 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
7 P. Di Giuseppe L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 09:43
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 0 20% 13:14
13 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 14:16
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 15:45
20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43.8% 20:27
23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 10:07
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 -2 0 5 3 0 17:31
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 1 16:43
49 V. Rask C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 43.8% 14:38
71 L. Wallmark C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 56.3% 17:48
79 M. Ferland L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 16:47
86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 16:41
19 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 18:52
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 20:06
27 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 19:45
44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 18:28
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 15:37
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 20:53
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
35 C. McElhinney 32 29 3 .906 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Juuso Riikola Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 10:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Derick Brassard Slashing 2
2nd 12:20 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Tripping 2
2nd 15:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Riley Sheahan Holding the stick 2
3rd 08:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Tripping 2
3rd 19:21 Carolina Hurricanes Lucas Wallmark Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Jean Hebert, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Pierre Racicot
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Derek Grant, Jamie Oleksiak, Chad Ruhwedel
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Haydn Fleury

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 22

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Arizona Coyotes 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page

Sources and further reading

More schedules