Hurricanes 2–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2016)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Carl Hagelin

1 G

2 shots · 16:02 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G

2 shots · 18:02 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Chris Kunitz

1 G

1 shots · 16:26 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Elias Lindholm Go-ahead 1st · 08:10

Assists: Noah Hanifin, Ryan Murphy · beat Matt Murray

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 2nd · 00:26

Assists: Justin Schultz, Conor Sheary · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🌪️ Lee Stempniak Go-ahead 2nd · 12:32

Assists: Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho · beat Matt Murray

2–1

3rd period

🐧 Chris Kunitz Tying 3rd · 01:59

Assists: Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino · beat Cam Ward

2–2

🐧 Carl Hagelin Go-ahead 3rd · 15:45

Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Trevor Daley · beat Cam Ward

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 McGinn · Lindholm · Staal 18:59

L2 Rask · Aho · Stempniak 17:41

L3 Skinner · Teravainen · Ryan 16:05

L4 Stalberg · Nordstrom · McClement 8:14

D1 Slavin · Pesce 22:49

D2 Hainsey · Hanifin 19:52

D3 Murphy · Tennyson 17:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Hornqvist 17:41

L2 Kunitz · Hagelin · Kessel 16:24

L3 Sheary · Bonino · Rust 15:13

L4 Cullen · Wilson · Fehr 11:36

D1 Cole · Schultz 23:22

D2 Daley · Ruhwedel 20:49

D3 Oleksy · Pouliot 15:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

46 Shots on goal 26

29 Hits 39

11 Blocked shots 29

7 Takeaways 9

0 Giveaways 7

CAR shooting 4.3% (2/46) PIT shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 57:33 TOI

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 40:00 TOI

Marc-Andre Fleury Shutout

19/19

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

CAR PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-2-1 (73% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-3 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 172016 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Feb 122016 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 SO Jan 172016 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 0–5 Jan 122016 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT Dec 192015 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–1

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Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on December 28, 2016?

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

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Elias Lindholm, Lee Stempniak.

Who scored for Penguins?

Carl Hagelin, Chris Kunitz, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 23 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 AfterDec 30 🪶CHI @ 🌪️CAR 2–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 27 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 5–2 AfterDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 3–4

Also on December 28

🍁TOR 3–2 🐆FLA 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 ⚡TBL 🔔PHI 3–6 🎵STL 👑LAK 1–2 🐋VAN

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