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Carolina Hurricanes 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Carolina Hurricanes 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Shots on goal: CAR 26, PIT 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 1-0 PIT; P2 CAR 3-0 PIT; P3 CAR 1-1 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 00:47 Sebastian Aho (assists: Seth Jarvis) to make it CAR 1-0 PIT; P2 06:24 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Seth Jarvis, Alexander Nikishin) to make it CAR 2-0 PIT; P2 09:15 Jalen Chatfield (assists: Eric Robinson) to make it CAR 3-0 PIT; P2 17:20 Seth Jarvis (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov) to make it CAR 4-0 PIT; P3 14:56 Egor Chinakhov (assists: Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby) to make it CAR 4-1 PIT; P3 18:56 Mark Jankowski (assists: Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven) to make it CAR 5-1 PIT. Top skaters: Seth Jarvis (CAR) 1 G, 2 A; Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 1 G, 1 A; Mark Jankowski (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Sebastian Aho (CAR) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 18 saves on 19, decision W; Stuart Skinner (PIT) 21 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CAR
Seth Jarvis
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:03 TOI
Goals · CAR
Nikolaj Ehlers
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:15 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
Frederik Andersen
18 saves on 19 shots (.947) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CAR 4 largest lead P2 17:20 (CAR 4, PIT 0) · 4-0 run, P1 0:47–P2 17:20
PIT 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:47 Sebastian Aho (Seth Jarvis) CAR · Power play · wrist shot · CAR 1, PIT 0
  • P2 6:24 Nikolaj Ehlers (Seth Jarvis, Alexander Nikishin) CAR · Power play · slap shot · CAR 2, PIT 0
  • P2 9:15 Jalen Chatfield (Eric Robinson) CAR · slap shot · CAR 3, PIT 0
  • P2 17:20 Seth Jarvis (Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov) CAR · Power play · snap shot · CAR 4, PIT 0
  • P3 14:56 Egor Chinakhov (Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby) PIT · snap shot · CAR 4, PIT 1
  • P3 18:56 Mark Jankowski (Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven) CAR · Empty net · wrist shot · CAR 5, PIT 1

Linescore

123 T
CAR 131 5
PIT 001 1

Shots on goal: CAR 26, PIT 19

Biggest Period

The Carolina Hurricanes scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

CARPIT
26Shots on goal19
69Shot attempts47
34Faceoff wins36
21Hits29
14Blocked shots12
3Power-play goals0
6Takeaways3
12Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes14
94.7%Save %84.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR910726
PIT56819

🎯 Shot Map

Carolina Hurricanes5 G · 53 attempts
Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: goal (wrist)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netJordan Martinook: missed the netWilliam Carrier: saved (deflected)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Jaccob Slavin: saved (wrist)Jalen Chatfield: missed the netJordan Martinook: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (tip-in)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)K'Andre Miller: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (backhand)Logan Stankoven: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: goal (slap)Mark Jankowski: saved (wrist)Jalen Chatfield: goal (slap)Sebastian Aho: saved (tip-in)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: saved (backhand)Sean Walker: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netK'Andre Miller: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: goal (snap)Eric Robinson: missed the netK'Andre Miller: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (tip-in)Seth Jarvis: missed the netMike Reilly: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (slap)Logan Stankoven: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netMark Jankowski: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals9% of attempts
  • 21Saved40% of attempts
  • 27Missed the net51% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins1 G · 34 attempts
Justin Brazeau: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netRyan Graves: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: saved (deflected)Bryan Rust: saved (backhand)Noel Acciari: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Tommy Novak: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (backhand)Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: missed the netSidney Crosby: missed the netConnor Clifton: missed the netRyan Graves: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: missed the netElmer Soderblom: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: goal (snap)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (tip-in)Noel Acciari: saved (tip-in)Sidney Crosby: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 18Saved53% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net44% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Seth Jarvis C 123040018:03
Nikolaj Ehlers L 112041116:15
Sebastian Aho C 101031019:43
Jalen Chatfield D 101010119:36
Mark Jankowski L 101+220010:53
Andrei Svechnikov R 011050017:17
Jackson Blake R 011010016:32
Logan Stankoven C 011010116:20
Alexander Nikishin D 011012216:15
Eric Robinson L 011+102012:39
K'Andre Miller D 000013224:36
Sean Walker D 000+102421:50
Jaccob Slavin D 000+110120:46
Taylor Hall L 000-103016:04
Jordan Staal C 000003015:25
Jordan Martinook L 000000113:07
Mike Reilly D 000010011:09
William Carrier L 000+114111:00
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen W 181994.7159:52
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Egor Chinakhov R 101011115:16
Sidney Crosby C 011020019:13
Bryan Rust R 011042219:07
Kris Letang D 000-103222:26
Erik Karlsson D 000-221121:47
Parker Wotherspoon D 000-103020:53
Rickard Rakell R 000-100020:01
Samuel Girard D 000000019:35
Connor Clifton D 000+103018:51
Evgeni Malkin C 000-201116:05
Ben Kindel C 000021015:37
Connor Dewar C 000004114:33
Noel Acciari C 000033214:07
Tommy Novak C 000-110013:53
Ryan Graves D 000+113012:45
Anthony Mantha R 000001011:47
Justin Brazeau R 000021111:05
Elmer Soderblom L 000012110:02
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner L 212584.0456:54

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CAR 3 – 1 PIT
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Carolina Hurricanes 45-19-6 W3 L10 7-3-0 Next game recap: @ MTL · Tue, Mar 24
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