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2005-06 regular season

Hurricanes at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0

Hurricanes beat Penguins 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on October 29, 2005.

CAR – PIT
33–28
Shots on goal
3/8–1/6
Power play
5–15
Hits
13–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Cory Stillman
1 G, 3 A
2 shots · 17:23 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
4 A
6 shots · 18:45 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Ray Whitney
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:13 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Cory Stillman PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:19
Assists: Ray Whitney, Eric Staal · beat Sebastien Caron
1–0
🐧 John LeClair Tying 1st · 14:06
Assists: Konstantin Koltsov, Ric Jackman · beat Martin Gerber
1–1
2nd period
🐧 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:06
Assists: Mark Recchi, Mario Lemieux · beat Martin Gerber
1–2
🐧 Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 08:24
Unassisted · beat Martin Gerber
1–3
3rd period
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP 3rd · 12:24
Assists: Ray Whitney, Cory Stillman · beat Sebastien Caron
2–3
🌪️ Glen Wesley Tying 3rd · 13:54
Assists: Cory Stillman, Eric Staal · beat Sebastien Caron
3–3
🌪️ Ray Whitney PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:46
Assists: Cory Stillman, Eric Staal · beat Sebastien Caron
4–3
🌪️ Justin Williams Empty net 3rd · 19:26
Assists: Eric Staal, Frantisek Kaberle
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Cole · Brind'Amour · Williams 20:37
L2 Stillman · Staal · Cullen 18:39
L3 Whitney · Vasicek · Adams 17:13
L4 Nordgren · Zigomanis · Vrbata 3:10
D1 Hedican · Wallin 21:10
D2 Tverdovsky · Kaberle 16:40
D3 Ward · Wesley 15:40
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Crosby · Recchi 20:31
L2 Malone · Fata · Palffy 16:52
L3 LeClair · Pirjeta · Koltsov 10:40
L4 Murley · Talbot · Vandenbussche 7:31
D1 Gonchar · Jackman 25:14
D2 Odelein · Orpik 18:08
D3 Scuderi · Poapst 15:44

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR PIT🐧
33 Shots on goal 28
3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
5 Hits 15
13 Blocked shots 15
2 Takeaways 3
5 Giveaways 3
14 Penalty minutes 18
CAR shooting 15.2% (5/33) PIT shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Martin Gerber
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:45 TOI
🐧Penguins
Sebastien Caron
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:16 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0
Oct 72005 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 SO Mar 192004 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT Dec 182003 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 OT Nov 292003 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 Oct 222003 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–1 OT
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Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on October 29, 2005?

Hurricanes won 5–3. The final score was Hurricanes 5, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Cory Stillman, Glen Wesley, Justin Williams, Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Penguins?

John LeClair, Sergei Gonchar, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Sebastien Caron made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeOct 28 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 6–8 AfterNov 3 🍁TOR @ 🌪️CAR 3–4
🐧 Penguins
BeforeOct 27 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 5–7 AfterNov 1 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 4–3
Also on October 29
😈NJD 5–4 🐻BOS 🏛️OTT 8–0 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 3–2 🐦ATL 🗽NYR 5–2 🇨🇦MTL ⚔️BUF 6–4 🏝️NYI 🧥CBJ 1–3 🌲MIN 🛢️EDM 5–1 🐯NSH 🐙DET 4–2 🪶CHI
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