Penguins 6–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Feb 23, 2018)

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

Phil Kessel

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:26 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 16:36 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jake Guentzel

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 15:25 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Jake Guentzel Go-ahead 1st · 13:36

Assists: Phil Kessel · beat Cam Ward

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Olli Maatta 2nd · 00:46

Assists: Evgeni Malkin · beat Cam Ward

2–0

🌪️ Teuvo Teravainen 2nd · 02:05

Assists: Elias Lindholm, Sebastian Aho · beat Matt Murray

2–1

🐧 Phil Kessel 2nd · 06:11

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Brian Dumoulin · beat Cam Ward

3–1

🐧 Phil Kessel 2nd · 08:25

Assists: Riley Sheahan, Jake Guentzel · beat Cam Ward

4–1

3rd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP 3rd · 09:12

Assists: Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin · beat Cam Ward

5–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 3rd · 12:42

Assists: Zach Aston-Reese · beat Cam Ward

6–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Sheahan · Kessel 17:26

L2 Malkin · Guentzel · Rust 15:25

L3 Hagelin · Simon · Hornqvist 13:47

L4 Sheary · Aston-Reese · Rowney 10:54

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 22:50

D2 Maatta · Schultz 20:22

D3 Oleksiak · Hunwick 16:19

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Skinner · Aho · Williams 17:51

L2 Lindholm · Ryan · Teravainen 16:53

L3 McGinn · Rask · Stempniak 15:43

L4 Di Giuseppe · Nordstrom · Jooris 8:55

D1 Pesce · Faulk 22:22

D2 Slavin · Hanifin 21:02

D3 Fleury · van Riemsdyk 15:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CAR🌪️

39 Shots on goal 28

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

27 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 21

29 Takeaways 21

10 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 14

PIT shooting 15.4% (6/39) CAR shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

33/39

.846 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT CAR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-3 (33% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Jan 232018 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Jan 42018 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 4–0 Dec 292017 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 Apr 22017 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Feb 212017 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–1

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Who won Penguins vs Hurricanes on February 23, 2018?

Penguins won 6–1. The final score was Penguins 6, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Phil Kessel (2), Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Olli Maatta, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Teuvo Teravainen.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 33 saves on 39 shots (.846 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeFeb 18 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 5–2 AfterFeb 24 🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA 5–6

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeFeb 18 😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 AfterFeb 24 🌪️CAR @ 🐙DET 1–3

Also on February 23

🌲MIN 4–1 🗽NYR ✈️WPG 4–0 🎵STL 🦈SJS 1–3 🪶CHI 🐋VAN 3–6 🎰VGK

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