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Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 6 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 6 (overtime). Shots on goal: PIT 35, CAR 44. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 0-1 CAR; P2 PIT 1-1 CAR; P3 PIT 4-3 CAR; OT PIT 0-1 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 09:34 Jordan Martinook (assists: Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin) to make it PIT 0-1 CAR; P2 09:57 Sidney Crosby (assists: Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson) to make it PIT 1-1 CAR; P2 16:51 Jackson Blake (assists: Taylor Hall, Nikolaj Ehlers) to make it PIT 1-2 CAR; P3 00:59 Erik Karlsson (assists: Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin) to make it PIT 2-2 CAR; P3 03:27 Taylor Hall (assists: Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven) to make it PIT 2-3 CAR; P3 07:16 Bryan Rust to make it PIT 3-3 CAR; P3 12:59 Logan Stankoven (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Jackson Blake) to make it PIT 3-4 CAR; P3 14:46 Erik Karlsson (assists: Parker Wotherspoon, Sidney Crosby) to make it PIT 4-4 CAR; P3 15:09 Ben Kindel (assists: Anthony Mantha, Ilya Solovyov) to make it PIT 5-4 CAR; P3 17:09 K'Andre Miller (assists: Sean Walker, Nikolaj Ehlers) to make it PIT 5-5 CAR; OT 04:31 Sean Walker (assists: Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis) to make it PIT 5-6 CAR. Top skaters: Erik Karlsson (PIT) 2 G, 1 A; Jackson Blake (CAR) 1 G, 2 A; Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 0 G, 3 A; Sidney Crosby (PIT) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 30 saves on 35, decision W; Stuart Skinner (PIT) 38 saves on 44, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Erik Karlsson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 24:02 TOI
Goals · CAR
Jackson Blake
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:06 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
Frederik Andersen
30 saves on 35 shots (.857) · W
Season highs
Sean Walker · Season-high 7 shots on goalErik Karlsson · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

PIT 1 largest lead P3 15:09 (PIT 5, CAR 4) · 2-0 run, P3 14:46–P3 15:09
CAR 1 largest lead P1 9:34 (PIT 0, CAR 1) · 2-0 run, P3 17:09–OT 4:31
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 5 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:34 Jordan Martinook (Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin) CAR · Shorthanded · wrist shot · PIT 0, CAR 1
  • P2 9:57 Sidney Crosby (Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson) PIT · backhand shot · PIT 1, CAR 1
  • P2 16:51 Jackson Blake (Taylor Hall, Nikolaj Ehlers) CAR · backhand shot · PIT 1, CAR 2
  • P3 0:59 Erik Karlsson (Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin) PIT · Power play · slap shot · PIT 2, CAR 2
  • P3 3:27 Taylor Hall (Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven) CAR · backhand shot · PIT 2, CAR 3
  • P3 7:16 Bryan Rust PIT · backhand shot · PIT 3, CAR 3
  • P3 12:59 Logan Stankoven (Nikolaj Ehlers, Jackson Blake) CAR · Power play · snap shot · PIT 3, CAR 4
  • P3 14:46 Erik Karlsson (Parker Wotherspoon, Sidney Crosby) PIT · snap shot · PIT 4, CAR 4
  • P3 15:09 Ben Kindel (Anthony Mantha, Ilya Solovyov) PIT · snap shot · PIT 5, CAR 4
  • P3 17:09 K'Andre Miller (Sean Walker, Nikolaj Ehlers) CAR · snap shot · PIT 5, CAR 5
  • OT 4:31 Sean Walker (Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis) CAR · slap shot · PIT 5, CAR 6

Linescore

123OT T
PIT 0140 5
CAR 1131 6

Shots on goal: PIT 35, CAR 44

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

PITCAR
35Shots on goal44
59Shot attempts75
28Faceoff wins31
24Hits26
16Blocked shots9
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways5
16Giveaways16
6Penalty minutes10
86.4%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PIT12713335
CAR151414144

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins5 G · 42 attempts
Bryan Rust: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: saved (bat)Anthony Mantha: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Elmer Soderblom: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (backhand)Noel Acciari: saved (backhand)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (snap)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: goal (backhand)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (backhand)Erik Karlsson: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: goal (slap)Bryan Rust: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (backhand)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: saved (deflected)Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: goal (snap)Ben Kindel: goal (snap)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 30Saved71% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net17% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes6 G · 65 attempts
Sebastian Aho: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Jordan Staal: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (wrist)Jordan Staal: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJordan Martinook: goal (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Jordan Martinook: saved (backhand)Taylor Hall: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: missed the netJaccob Slavin: saved (snap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (wrist)Jaccob Slavin: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (tip-in)Sebastian Aho: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Mike Reilly: saved (slap)Eric Robinson: saved (snap)Mark Jankowski: missed the netSean Walker: saved (slap)Jordan Martinook: saved (deflected)Jordan Martinook: missed the netSean Walker: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: saved (slap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netSean Walker: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: saved (slap)Taylor Hall: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Alexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Jackson Blake: goal (backhand)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Jordan Staal: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (tip-in)Taylor Hall: goal (backhand)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (slap)Mike Reilly: saved (wrist)Alexander Nikishin: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (backhand)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Eric Robinson: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netLogan Stankoven: goal (snap)Sean Walker: saved (wrist)Jordan Staal: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (snap)Mark Jankowski: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: goal (snap)Taylor Hall: saved (slap)Jordan Martinook: saved (snap)Sean Walker: goal (slap)
  • 6Goals9% of attempts
  • 38Saved58% 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
Erik Karlsson D 213040124:02
Sidney Crosby C 112042118:33
Rickard Rakell R 022+211020:46
Bryan Rust R 101+250018:33
Ben Kindel C 101020014:36
Evgeni Malkin C 011-100021:43
Parker Wotherspoon D 011+102118:54
Anthony Mantha R 011-141017:24
Ilya Solovyov D 011001112:39
Kris Letang D 000-211225:28
Ryan Shea D 000-102121:59
Tommy Novak C 000010117:44
Egor Chinakhov R 000022116:49
Connor Clifton D 000+103414:34
Noel Acciari C 000-251113:18
Connor Dewar C 000-135112:53
Justin Brazeau R 000021110:57
Elmer Soderblom L 000-112009:59
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner O 384486.4664:31
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jackson Blake R 123+130118:06
Nikolaj Ehlers L 033+211017:50
Sean Walker D 112+272122:17
Taylor Hall L 112+131015:38
Logan Stankoven C 112+251015:19
K'Andre Miller D 101+313225:19
Jordan Martinook L 101+252016:38
Jaccob Slavin D 011-220123:52
Sebastian Aho C 011-252020:56
Seth Jarvis C 011-251020:03
Jordan Staal C 011+104218:00
Jalen Chatfield D 000-202120:43
Andrei Svechnikov R 000-303018:02
Alexander Nikishin D 000-131016:20
Mike Reilly D 000020013:34
Mark Jankowski L 000010108:39
Eric Robinson L 000011007:55
William Carrier L 000002006:51
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen W 303585.7564:31

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series PIT 1 – 2 CAR
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