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Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 52-23-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 38-32-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 4 14 6 0 0 24
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 9 8 3 0 25

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  2. A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. P. Kochetkov, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (19) Rickard Rakell (5), Jake Guentzel (21) Even strength CAR 0, PIT 1
2nd 14:52 Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo Teravainen (12) Jack Drury (8), Jaccob Slavin (15) Even strength CAR 1, PIT 1

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Saved
1 Carolina Hurricanes Stefan Noesen Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Goal (winner)
2 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Saved
3 Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo Teravainen Saved

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 24 25
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 4
Hits 16 26
Blocked shots 19 27
Giveaways 5 17
Takeaways 14 9
Faceoffs won 31/61 (50.8%) 30/61 (49.2%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 56.5% 18:27
18 J. Drury C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 1 50% 14:40
20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 56.3% 17:44
23 S. Noesen R 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 11:46
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 16:00
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 15:30
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:15
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:22
71 J. Fast R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 17:05
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 10:08
86 T. Teravainen C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 100% 15:39
88 M. Necas C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 15:22
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13:42
7 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:28
8 B. Burns D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 0 22:50
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 22:49
74 J. Slavin D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 23:19
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 23:30
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
52 P. Kochetkov 25 24 1 .960 64:24 OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 100% 14:47
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 17:34
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16.7% 11:36
43 J. Harkins C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 09:45
48 V. Puustinen R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 15:43
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 50% 16:45
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 23:08
63 R. Zohorna L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 07:42
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 20:38
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 62.5% 20:58
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 33.3% 13:37
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 2 51.9% 22:37
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:02
7 J. Ludvig D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:01
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 19:41
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 22:20
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 26:43
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 26:37
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
39 A. Nedeljkovic 24 23 1 .958 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:51 Carolina Hurricanes Stefan Noesen Hooking 2
1st 13:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Hooking 2
2nd 04:40 Carolina Hurricanes Stefan Noesen Tripping 2
2nd 08:25 Carolina Hurricanes Jack Drury Holding 2
2nd 17:13 Carolina Hurricanes Brett Pesce Roughing 2
3rd 15:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson Holding 2
OT 03:46 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Interference 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Francis Charron, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Caleb Apperson, Kilian McNamara
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Vinnie Hinostroza, Pierre-Olivier Joseph

2023-2024 season series

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

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 9 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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