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Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5 (shootout). Shots on goal: PIT 28, CAR 44. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 1-1 CAR; P2 PIT 1-0 CAR; P3 PIT 2-3 CAR; OT PIT 0-0 CAR; shootout won by CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 07:46 Logan Stankoven (assists: Mike Reilly, Jackson Blake) to make it PIT 0-1 CAR; P1 19:04 Anthony Mantha (assists: Ville Koivunen) to make it PIT 1-1 CAR; P2 11:44 Bryan Rust (assists: Egor Chinakhov, Erik Karlsson) to make it PIT 2-1 CAR; P3 02:49 Mark Jankowski (assists: William Carrier, Alexander Nikishin) to make it PIT 2-2 CAR; P3 03:48 Seth Jarvis (assists: Andrei Svechnikov) to make it PIT 2-3 CAR; P3 11:21 Alexander Nikishin (assists: Sebastian Aho, Nikolaj Ehlers) to make it PIT 2-4 CAR; P3 17:52 Noel Acciari (assists: Bryan Rust, Egor Chinakhov) to make it PIT 3-4 CAR; P3 19:24 Bryan Rust (assists: Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson) to make it PIT 4-4 CAR. Top skaters: Bryan Rust (PIT) 2 G, 1 A; Alexander Nikishin (CAR) 1 G, 1 A; Erik Karlsson (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Egor Chinakhov (PIT) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 24 saves on 28, decision W; Stuart Skinner (PIT) 39 saves on 43, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Bryan Rust
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 23:14 TOI
Goals · CAR
Alexander Nikishin
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 19:49 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
Frederik Andersen
24 saves on 28 shots (.857) · W
Season highs
Stuart Skinner · Season-high 39 savesSeth Jarvis · Season-high 9 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

PIT 1 largest lead P2 11:44 (PIT 2, CAR 1) · 2-0 run, P1 19:04–P2 11:44
CAR 2 largest lead P3 11:21 (PIT 2, CAR 4) · 3-0 run, P3 2:49–P3 11:21
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:46 Logan Stankoven (Mike Reilly, Jackson Blake) CAR · snap shot · PIT 0, CAR 1
  • P1 19:04 Anthony Mantha (Ville Koivunen) PIT · snap shot · PIT 1, CAR 1
  • P2 11:44 Bryan Rust (Egor Chinakhov, Erik Karlsson) PIT · Power play · snap shot · PIT 2, CAR 1
  • P3 2:49 Mark Jankowski (William Carrier, Alexander Nikishin) CAR · backhand shot · PIT 2, CAR 2
  • P3 3:48 Seth Jarvis (Andrei Svechnikov) CAR · snap shot · PIT 2, CAR 3
  • P3 11:21 Alexander Nikishin (Sebastian Aho, Nikolaj Ehlers) CAR · Power play · snap shot · PIT 2, CAR 4
  • P3 17:52 Noel Acciari (Bryan Rust, Egor Chinakhov) PIT · Power play · wrist shot · PIT 3, CAR 4
  • P3 19:24 Bryan Rust (Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson) PIT · Power play · snap shot · PIT 4, CAR 4

Linescore

123OT SO T
PIT 1120 1 4
CAR 1030 2 5

Shots on goal: PIT 28, CAR 43 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

Biggest Period

The Carolina Hurricanes scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

PITCAR
28Shots on goal44
75Shot attempts83
36Faceoff wins31
16Hits28
19Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways7
20Giveaways15
12Penalty minutes12
90.7%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PIT9108128
CAR131216344

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins4 G · 51 attempts
Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netIlya Solovyov: missed the netElmer Soderblom: saved (wrist)Elmer Soderblom: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Erik Karlsson: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netElmer Soderblom: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (backhand)Parker Wotherspoon: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netAnthony Mantha: goal (snap)Ville Koivunen: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Erik Karlsson: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (backhand)Ben Kindel: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: missed the netConnor Clifton: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Elmer Soderblom: missed the netVille Koivunen: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (backhand)Erik Karlsson: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: goal (snap)Avery Hayes: missed the netBlake Lizotte: missed the netNoel Acciari: missed the netNoel Acciari: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (snap)Tommy Novak: missed the netParker Wotherspoon: missed the netElmer Soderblom: saved (tip-in)Parker Wotherspoon: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: goal (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Erik Karlsson: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: goal (snap)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netRickard Rakell: missed the netRickard Rakell: missed the net
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 24Saved47% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net45% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes4 G · 65 attempts
Eric Robinson: saved (snap)William Carrier: missed the netWilliam Carrier: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)William Carrier: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (snap)Sean Walker: missed the netMike Reilly: missed the netMike Reilly: saved (backhand)Logan Stankoven: goal (snap)Jalen Chatfield: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Eric Robinson: saved (backhand)K'Andre Miller: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: saved (deflected)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Mike Reilly: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Mike Reilly: missed the netMark Jankowski: saved (tip-in)Jalen Chatfield: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (snap)Jordan Martinook: saved (backhand)Eric Robinson: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (slap)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (snap)Jordan Martinook: missed the netJaccob Slavin: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Mark Jankowski: saved (snap)Mark Jankowski: goal (backhand)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netSeth Jarvis: goal (snap)Sean Walker: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (tip-in)Jackson Blake: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: goal (snap)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Eric Robinson: saved (snap)Jaccob Slavin: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (poke)
  • 4Goals6% of attempts
  • 40Saved62% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net32% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bryan Rust R 213+230023:14
Erik Karlsson D 022+221228:01
Egor Chinakhov R 022+241122:26
Noel Acciari C 101021015:24
Anthony Mantha R 101+130214:23
Rickard Rakell R 011+201020:51
Ville Koivunen R 011010010:37
Kris Letang D 000011322:14
Ryan Shea D 000010320:43
Tommy Novak C 000050018:35
Parker Wotherspoon D 000012218:10
Connor Clifton D 000-101116:00
Blake Lizotte C 000-200214:12
Ilya Solovyov D 000-100014:01
Ben Kindel C 000-110113:47
Connor Dewar C 000-105112:58
Elmer Soderblom L 000-140112:23
Avery Hayes R 000003009:24
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner O 394390.7463:06
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexander Nikishin D 112+222019:49
Seth Jarvis C 101-192020:45
Logan Stankoven C 101+120113:54
Mark Jankowski L 101+131110:46
Sebastian Aho C 011-152022:07
Andrei Svechnikov R 011-101017:45
Nikolaj Ehlers L 011-132017:18
Jackson Blake R 011+160115:14
Mike Reilly D 011+211112:11
William Carrier L 011+113010:01
K'Andre Miller D 000-122424:01
Jaccob Slavin D 000-210222:00
Jalen Chatfield D 000-122120:51
Sean Walker D 000011220:38
Jordan Staal C 000-101018:07
Jordan Martinook L 000-121117:47
Taylor Hall L 000+102014:05
Eric Robinson L 000+135008:49
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen W 242885.7465:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series PIT 1 – 1 CAR
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Pittsburgh Penguins 32-17-15 L1 L10 4-2-4 Next game recap: @ VGK · Thu, Mar 12
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