Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
· Lenovo Center, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 in overtime on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
35 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
15 |
14 |
14 |
1 |
44 |
Three stars
- J. Blake, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
- N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (3 assists)
- S. Walker, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:34 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Martinook (10) |
Jordan Staal (13), Jaccob Slavin (4) |
Shorthanded |
PIT 0, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
09:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (28) |
Rickard Rakell (20), Erik Karlsson (43) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
16:51 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jackson Blake (20) |
Taylor Hall (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (34) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
00:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Karlsson (8) |
Rickard Rakell (21), Evgeni Malkin (36) |
Power play |
PIT 2, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
03:27 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Taylor Hall (15) |
Jackson Blake (22), Logan Stankoven (18) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
07:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (26) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 3, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
12:59 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Logan Stankoven (14) |
Nikolaj Ehlers (35), Jackson Blake (23) |
Power play |
PIT 3, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
14:46 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Karlsson (9) |
Parker Wotherspoon (21), Sidney Crosby (33) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
15:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Kindel (17) |
Anthony Mantha (27), Ilya Solovyov (7) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
17:09 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
K'Andre Miller (5) |
Sean Walker (16), Nikolaj Ehlers (36) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, CAR 5 |
| OT |
04:31 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sean Walker (7) |
Sebastian Aho (45), Seth Jarvis (26) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, CAR 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
35 |
44 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
24 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/59 (47.5%) |
31/59 (52.5%) |
Box score
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 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:57 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
17:44 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 25 E. Soderblom |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
13:18 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:43 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
14:36 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:33 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:59 |
| Number 7 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:54 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:28 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
24:02 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 74 S. Skinner |
44 |
38 |
6 |
.864 |
64:31 |
OT loss |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
59.1% |
18:00 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
20:56 |
| Number 22 L. Stankoven |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
57.1% |
15:19 |
| Number 24 S. Jarvis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 27 N. Ehlers |
L |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:51 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:55 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:38 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
08:39 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:43 |
| Number 6 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 19 K. Miller |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:19 |
| Number 21 A. Nikishin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:17 |
| Number 74 J. Slavin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:52 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 F. Andersen |
35 |
30 |
5 |
.857 |
64:31 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:24 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Mark Jankowski |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:55 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
K'Andre Miller |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Parker Wotherspoon |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:28 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:28 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:29 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jordan Staal |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Jonny Murray, Dan Kelly
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kevin Hayes, Samuel Girard, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ville Koivunen, Avery Hayes
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Nicolas Deslauriers, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
2025-2026 season series
Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 30, 2025
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
4
at Carolina Hurricanes
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 10, 2026
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
at Carolina Hurricanes
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 18, 2026
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Carolina Hurricanes
5
at Pittsburgh Penguins
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
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Details |
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1
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2
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