🌪️ Away Hurricanes 22-15-8 before this game

5–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 22-14-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	4	1	5
PIT	0	0	3	3

Hurricanes at Penguins

Hurricanes beat Penguins 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 26, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Jan 26, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Ray Sheppard

2 G

5 shots · 20:20 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Robert Kron

2 A

3 shots · 20:34 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Keith Primeau

2 A

23:35 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Arturs Irbe

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Ray Sheppard Go-ahead 2nd · 04:30

Assists: Keith Primeau, Robert Kron

1–0

🌪️ Paul Coffey 2nd · 07:56

Assists: Robert Kron, Keith Primeau

2–0

🌪️ Ray Sheppard 2nd · 10:31

Assists: Jeff O'Neill

3–0

🌪️ Sami Kapanen 2nd · 13:51

Assists: Gary Roberts, Ron Francis

4–0

3rd period

🐧 Jan Hrdina 3rd · 03:21

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Darius Kasparaitis

4–1

🌪️ Paul Ranheim SH 3rd · 07:02

Unassisted

5–1

🐧 Kip Miller 3rd · 12:39

Assists: Jiri Slegr, Kevin Hatcher

5–2

🐧 Darius Kasparaitis 3rd · 19:11

Assists: Brad Werenka, Jaromir Jagr

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 35

19 Hits 21

9 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 6

9 Giveaways 15

6 Penalty minutes 4

CAR shooting 22.7% (5/22) PIT shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

11/16

.688 SV% · 5 GA · 37:24 TOI

Tom Barrasso Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 22-15-8 (49% win rate, 45 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 22-14-5 (54% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 4–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Francis · Kapanen 22:36

L2 Roberts · Kron · Sheppard 20:32

L3 Gelinas · O'Neill · Dineen 11:30

L4 Battaglia · Ranheim · Manderville 5:02

D1 Malik · Burt 22:48

D2 Wesley · Leschyshyn 20:14

D3 Pratt · Coffey 15:44

🐧Penguins

L1 Titov · Straka · Jagr 20:22

L2 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 18:51

L3 Miller · Barnes · Morozov 15:39

L4 Sonnenberg · Wright · Kesa 5:58

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 22:52

D2 Kasparaitis · Slegr 18:49

D3 Moran · Galanov 12:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on January 26, 1999?

Hurricanes won 5–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 5, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ray Sheppard (2), Paul Coffey, Paul Ranheim, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Darius Kasparaitis, Jan Hrdina, Kip Miller.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 11 saves on 16 shots (.688 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Jan 21

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 21

Also on January 26, 1999

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