🐧 Away Penguins 46-22-12 before this game

4–1

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 34-36-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	0	0	4
CAR	0	0	0	1

Penguins at Hurricanes

Penguins beat Hurricanes 4–1 at PNC Arena on April 16, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Apr 16, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 6–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 15:37 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Rob Brown

2 G

6 shots · 14:10 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Aleksey Morozov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:23 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CAR🌪️

30 Shots on goal 25

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

8 Hits 22

16 Blocked shots 6

7 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 13.3% (4/30) CAR shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Mike Fountain

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 46-22-12 (57% win rate, 80 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 34-36-9 (43% win rate, 79 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 46-22-12 (57% win rate, 80 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 34-36-9 (43% win rate, 79 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Wright · Straka · Olczyk 18:49

L2 Lang · Morozov · Brown 14:23

L3 Dome · Valk · Ferraro 12:58

L4 Johansson · Hicks 8:14

D1 Slegr · Werenka 22:36

D2 Tamer · Kasparaitis 20:12

D3 Gronman · Olausson 16:56

D4 Moran 14:01

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Kron · Emerson 19:16

L2 Gelinas · Ranheim · Kapanen 16:49

L3 Manderville · Martins · Dineen 15:30

L4 Battaglia · Grimson · Rice 10:02

D1 Burt · Pratt 21:15

D2 Leschyshyn · Wesley 18:46

D3 Halko · Rucinski 14:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 6–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs CAR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Hurricanes on April 16, 1998?

Penguins won 4–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Penguins 4, Hurricanes 1.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Mike Fountain made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Hurricanes season series?

Penguins lead the season series 6–0 after 6 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 15

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 13

Also on April 16, 1998

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