Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins: Did the Canes’ shootout finish decide it at Lenovo Center?

The Carolina Hurricanes entered at 41-17-6 with 5 points on the night and left Lenovo Center with a 5-4 shootout result over the Pittsburgh Penguins, who came in at 32-17-15 with 4 points.

The Canes generated 43 shots to the Penguins’ 28, and Frederik Andersen finished with 24 saves on 28 shots against.

First period

The Carolina Hurricanes opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Penguins matched with 1 goal in the same period.

The Canes’ opening frame included 28 hits across the game and 7 takeaways, while the Pens finished with 16 hits and 3 takeaways.

Second period

The Canes were held to 0 goals in the second period, and the Penguins added 1 goal in the middle frame.

Carolina logged 6 minor penalties for 12 penalty minutes, and Pittsburgh also recorded 6 minor penalties for 12 penalty minutes.

Third period

The Canes scored 3 goals in the third period to erase the gap, and the Penguins posted 2 goals in the third period to keep pace.

Carolina Hurricanes post-match stats showed a 46 percent faceoff win rate on 67 draws, while Pittsburgh posted a 54 percent faceoff win rate on 67 draws.

Overtime

Neither the Canes nor the Penguins scored in overtime, and Carolina recorded 3 overtime shots while Pittsburgh had 1 overtime shot.

Andersen’s line included 2 power-play saves and 5 shorthanded saves, and Pittsburgh goaltending finished with 39 saves on 43 shots against.

Shootout

The Canes went 2-for-3 in the shootout while the Penguins went 1-for-2, and Carolina ended the night with the Carolina Hurricanes full-time result in hand.

Alexander Nikishin led the Canes’ skaters with 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, Seth Jarvis scored 1 goal on 9 shots, and Logan Stankoven added 1 goal on 2 shots for the post-game report Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes final whistle reaction now turns to the next home game at Lenovo Center at 7:00 PM EDT on 3/12/2026 against the St. Louis Blues, with viewing listed on ESPN+, FDSSO, and FDSMW.

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