Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh·December 30, 2026

CAR

Carolina Hurricanes CAR 3-1-1, 2-0-0 Away

December 30, 2026 12:00 am

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Pittsburgh Penguins PIT 2-2-1, 1-1-0 Home

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Standings

Metropolitan Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
5	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
6	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
7	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
8	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Hurricanes

SA

S. Aho C

1.33 PTS/G

4 G

4 A

AS

A. Svechnikov R

1 PTS/G

3 G

3 A

BB

B. Bussi G

.865 SV%

2.93 GAA

1 W

Penguins

EM

E. Malkin C

0.83 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

TN

T. Novak C

0.83 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

AŠ

A. Šilovs G

.868 SV%

3.04 GAA

2 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 1–1

3.6 8th

Goals For

5th 4.0

2.8 12th

Goals Against

21st 3.2

0.8 11th

Goal Diff

11th 0.8

Special Teams 1–1

28.0 8th

PP%

13th 23.5

91.7 5th

PK%

2nd 93.3

Offense 2–1

28.3 5th

Shots

11th 25.8

11.2 13th

Shooting%

10th 12.9

51.0 13th

Faceoff%

31st 43.1

Defense 2–3

18.7 4th

Shots Against

18th 25.8

10.7 27th

Blocks

16th 13.2

23.0 12th

Hits

32nd 10.5

3.5 20th

Takeaways

20th 3.5

16.5 22nd

Giveaways

16th 15.5

11.8 26th

PIM

4th 6.0

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 3–0

3.6 1st

Goals For

3rd 3.5

2.8 2nd

Goals Against

21st 3.2

0.8 2nd

Goal Diff

7th 0.3

Special Teams 0–2

14.7 29th

PP%

1st 31.4

78.9 21st

PK%

5th 85.2

Offense 1–2

33.9 1st

Shots

21st 26.8

10.1 25th

Shooting%

10th 11.5

49.9 16th

Faceoff%

15th 50.0

Defense 3–3

25.3 3rd

Shots Against

21st 28.5

11.4 31st

Blocks

11th 15.5

19.1 22nd

Hits

32nd 15.5

5.4 1st

Takeaways

16th 4.3

17.4 29th

Giveaways

28th 17.0

8.4 13th

PIM

12th 8.3

Head-to-Head

Series tied 1-1

Final

CAR Hurricanes

131

5

PIT Penguins

001

1

Final

CAR Hurricanes

010

1

PIT Penguins

320

5

Recent Form

Hurricanes

W vs VAN 7-2

W @ MTL 6-4

W @ PHI 3-2

L vs WSH 2-5

L vs FLA 0-1

Penguins

L @ CBJ 2-3

L @ WSH 3-5

L vs WPG 2-3

W vs MTL 6-5

W @ PHI 7-0

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

PPG Paints Arena

Pittsburgh, US · 19,758 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: December 30, 2026
Time: 12:00 am