Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 on Sunday, March 8, 2020 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
36 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
Three stars
- M. Geekie, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
- J. Williams, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
- J. Gardiner, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patrick Marleau (11) |
Conor Sheary (13) |
Even strength |
CAR 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
09:52 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Morgan Geekie (1) |
Jake Gardiner (17), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7) |
Even strength |
CAR 1, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
16:33 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (23) |
Justin Schultz (9), Bryan Rust (28) |
Power play |
CAR 1, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
13:07 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jaccob Slavin (6) |
Jordan Martinook (10), Morgan Geekie (1) |
Even strength |
CAR 2, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
18:04 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jake Gardiner (4) |
Martin Necas (20), Nino Niederreiter (18) |
Power play |
CAR 3, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
08:30 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Justin Williams (6) |
Haydn Fleury (9), Jordan Staal (18) |
Even strength |
CAR 4, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
15:02 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Justin Williams (7) |
Jordan Staal (19), Brock McGinn (10) |
Even strength |
CAR 5, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
16:19 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Morgan Geekie (2) |
Jordan Martinook (11), Haydn Fleury (10) |
Even strength |
CAR 6, PIT 2 |
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 |
36 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 7 |
| Penalty minutes |
14 |
8 |
| Hits |
27 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/70 (41.4%) |
41/70 (58.6%) |
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
31.3% |
13:30 |
| Number 13 W. Foegele |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:03 |
| Number 16 V. Trocheck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
45.5% |
15:47 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
43.8% |
20:25 |
| Number 21 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 43 M. Geekie |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
42.9% |
10:22 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:35 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:11 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 4 H. Fleury |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:24 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 51 J. Gardiner |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:38 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:51 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:08 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
60:00 |
Win |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
12:38 |
| Number 12 P. Marleau |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:00 |
| Number 13 B. Tanev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 19 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
12:47 |
| Number 27 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
06:19 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:18 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
12:49 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
58.8% |
20:39 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
18:58 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:16 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
36 |
30 |
6 |
.833 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
01:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
10:21 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Trevor van Riemsdyk |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:32 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Teddy Blueger |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
14:34 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Morgan Geekie |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
16:12 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Martinook |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:23 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Warren Foegele |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:30 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Vincent Trocheck |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:22 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evan Rodrigues |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:34 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Warren Foegele |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Dan O'Halloran, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Ryan Galloway
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- James Reimer, Petr Mrazek, Ryan Dzingel
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Chad Ruhwedel, Sam Lafferty, Anthony Angello, Dominik Simon, Zachary Aston-Reese, Juuso Riikola
Other NHL games on Mar 8
Other NHL games on Sunday, March 8, 2020
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
5
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Chicago Blackhawks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 8, 2020
|
Sources and further reading
Carolina Hurricanes 
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