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2006-07 regular season

Penguins at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1

Hurricanes beat Penguins 3–2 at PNC Arena on March 2, 2007.

PIT – CAR
24–26
Shots on goal
19–41
Hits
20–14
Blocked shots
6–4
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Scott Walker
2 G
5 shots · 16:11 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Frantisek Kaberle
1 G
3 shots · 16:51 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Andrew Ladd
1 A
4 shots · 13:19 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 14:23
Assists: Jordan Staal, Rob Scuderi · beat Cam Ward
1–0
2nd period
🌪️ Scott Walker Tying 2nd · 07:28
Assists: Niclas Wallin, Josef Vasicek · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–1
🌪️ Frantisek Kaberle Go-ahead 2nd · 08:35
Assists: Justin Williams, Andrew Ladd · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–2
🐧 Ryan Malone Tying 2nd · 10:24
Assists: Colby Armstrong, Max Talbot · beat Cam Ward
2–2
3rd period
🌪️ Scott Walker Go-ahead 3rd · 11:33
Assists: Cory Stillman, Mike Commodore · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Recchi 22:41
L2 Roberts · Staal · Talbot 14:37
L3 Malone · Armstrong · Ouellet 12:06
L4 Ruutu · Christensen · Laraque 7:27
D1 Gonchar · Whitney 27:50
D2 Scuderi · Melichar 18:44
D3 Orpik · Nasreddine 13:00
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Staal · Brind'Amour · Williams 21:41
L2 Stillman · Vasicek · Walker 16:11
L3 Ladd · LaRose · Adams 12:33
L4 Whitney · Carter · Letowski 7:23
D1 Commodore · Tanabe 20:26
D2 Wesley · Wallin 17:24
D3 Kaberle · Gleason 16:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT CAR🌪️
24 Shots on goal 26
19 Hits 41
20 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 4
14 Giveaways 20
21 Penalty minutes 23
PIT shooting 8.3% (2/24) CAR shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Jocelyn Thibault
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:52 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-4-4 (65% win rate, 23 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-10-2 (37% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 9-2-2 (69% win rate, 13 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 7-4-5 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1
Jan 22007 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 0–3 Nov 112006 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 2–6 Oct 142006 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 5–1 Mar 42006 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 7–5 Feb 102006 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 4–3
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Who won Penguins vs Hurricanes on March 2, 2007?

Hurricanes won 3–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Ryan Malone, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Scott Walker (2), Frantisek Kaberle.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 1 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–3 AfterMar 4 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 3–4
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeFeb 28 🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT 0–2 AfterMar 4 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 1–3
Also on March 2
🍁TOR 4–3 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 2–4 🐦ATL 🪶CHI 2–6 🐙DET 🇨🇦MTL 5–8 ⚔️BUF 🧥CBJ 3–2 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 1–3 🦆ANA
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