🌪️ Away Hurricanes 6-2-0 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Penguins

Hurricanes beat Penguins 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on October 23, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Oct 23, 1999 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

3 A

1 shots · 22:14 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:29 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Bates Battaglia

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:05 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ David Tanabe PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:03

Assists: Ron Francis, Sami Kapanen · beat Peter Skudra

1–0

🌪️ Sami Kapanen 2nd · 16:46

Assists: Ron Francis, Bates Battaglia · beat Peter Skudra

2–0

3rd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP 3rd · 10:46

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, German Titov · beat Arturs Irbe

2–1

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Tying 3rd · 14:26

Assists: Michal Rozsival, German Titov · beat Arturs Irbe

2–2

🌪️ Bates Battaglia Go-ahead 3rd · 17:54

Assists: Ron Francis · beat Peter Skudra

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 19

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

23 Hits 30

15 Blocked shots 2

2 Takeaways 4

2 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 10.5% (2/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

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 Vestlund · Francis · Kapanen 20:29

L2 Roberts · Battaglia · O'Neill 19:43

L3 Gelinas · Kron · Ritchie 12:19

L4 Daniels · Manderville · Kovalenko 6:13

D1 Hill · Wesley 24:44

D2 Pratt · Coffey 22:18

D3 Leschyshyn · Tanabe 12:32

🐧Penguins

L1 Titov · Jagr · Kovalev 26:02

L2 Miller · Morozov · Brown 18:42

L3 Dome · Wright · Barnaby 10:51

L4 Leach · Chorske 5:17

D1 Werenka · Ference 23:10

D2 Rozsival · Slaney 21:14

D3 Popovic · Moran 12:09

D4 Jonsson 8:43

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Mar 10, 1999

🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

Apr 16, 1998

🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR

4–1 · Penguins won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on October 23, 1999?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Bates Battaglia, David Tanabe, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 22

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 23, 1999

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