🌪️ Away Hurricanes 16-18-6 before this game

2–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 24-12-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	0	0	2
PIT	0	0	0	3

Hurricanes at Penguins

Penguins beat Hurricanes 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 31, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1997 · 17:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jiri Slegr

2 A

2 shots · 20:33 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Keith Primeau

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Peter Ferraro

1 G

3 shots · 11:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 26

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

11 Hits 10

9 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 12

4 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 7.7% (2/26) PIT shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Pat Jablonski

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:25 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 16-18-6 (40% win rate, 40 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 24-12-4 (60% win rate, 40 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 16-18-6 (40% win rate, 40 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 24-12-4 (60% win rate, 40 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Kron · O'Neill 22:08

L2 Roberts · Emerson · Kapanen 18:47

L3 Sanderson · Manderville · Rice 12:57

L4 Ranheim · Grimson · Leach 4:20

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 22:50

D2 Haller · Burt 19:32

D3 Leschyshyn · Hill 16:35

🐧Penguins

L1 Francis · Barnes · Jagr 25:50

L2 Lang · Ferraro · Brown 18:03

L3 Dome · Ferraro · Morozov 8:30

L4 Johansson · Wright 5:50

D1 Hatcher · Slegr 23:28

D2 Werenka · Olausson 19:09

D3 Tamer · Kasparaitis 15:12

D4 Moran 15:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on December 31, 1997?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Penguins 3.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 30

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1997

Hurricanes season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule