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2009-10 regular season

Hurricanes at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1

Hurricanes beat Penguins 3–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on March 20, 2010.

CAR – PIT
29–25
Shots on goal
0/5–1/3
Power play
20–36
Hits
13–15
Blocked shots
⚔️ 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
Jamie McBain
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 29:50 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Joni Pitkanen
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 34:30 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Alexei Ponikarovsky
2 A
13:15 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Zach Boychuk Go-ahead 1st · 06:48
Assists: Joni Pitkanen, Jamie McBain · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Jordan Staal PP Tying 2nd · 19:42
Assists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Sidney Crosby · beat Justin Peters
1–1
3rd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 3rd · 13:05
Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Alexei Ponikarovsky · beat Justin Peters
1–2
🌪️ Joni Pitkanen Tying 3rd · 16:00
Assists: Eric Staal, Ray Whitney · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–2
Overtime
🌪️ Jamie McBain Go-ahead OT · 04:59
Assists: Chad LaRose, Bryan Rodney · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Jokinen · Staal 21:37
L2 Ruutu · Sutter · LaRose 16:49
L3 Cole · Boychuk · Dwyer 13:53
L4 Samsonov · Brind'Amour · Kostopoulos 8:53
D1 Pitkanen · McBain 32:10
D2 Pothier · Carson 18:24
D3 Harrison · Rodney 14:04
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Staal · Malkin 19:14
L2 Kunitz · Dupuis · Guerin 15:20
L3 Fedotenko · Ponikarovsky · Cooke 13:15
L4 Rupp · Kennedy · Adams 10:59
D1 Gonchar · Letang 23:44
D2 Leopold · Orpik 21:43
D3 Goligoski · Eaton 19:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 25
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
20 Hits 36
13 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 0
6 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 10
CAR shooting 10.3% (3/29) PIT shooting 8.0% (2/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Justin Peters
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 37:27 TOI
Manny Legace Shutout
8/8
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 27:32 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 64:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Zach Boychuk · 1st 06:48 · 1–0 Jordan Staal · 2nd 19:42 · 1–1 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 13:05 · 1–2 Joni Pitkanen · 3rd 16:00 · 2–2 Jamie McBain · OT 04:59 · 3–2
CAR PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-4 (67% win rate, 12 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-10-1 (27% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 4-8-3 (27% win rate, 15 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

All →
Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1
Mar 112010 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 OT Dec 72009 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 3–2 Oct 142009 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 SO May 262009 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 4–1 May 232009 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 6–2
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Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on March 20, 2010?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jamie McBain, Joni Pitkanen, Zach Boychuk.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Justin Peters made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterMar 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 5–3
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 18 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 3–0 AfterMar 22 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 1–3
Also on March 20
🏛️OTT 4–5 ⭐DAL 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 🍁TOR 🎵STL 1–0 😈NJD 🔔PHI 2–5 🐦ATL ⚔️BUF 3–1 🐆FLA 🦅WSH 3–1 ⚡TBL 🧥CBJ 0–1 🐯NSH 🪶CHI 4–5 🌵PHX
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