Penguins 2–3 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 2022)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR

Brady Skjei

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:53 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jordan Staal

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:16 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Derek Stepan

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 07:22 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Derek Stepan Go-ahead 2nd · 03:25

Assists: Stefan Noesen · beat Casey DeSmith

0–1

🐧 Rickard Rakell PP Tying 2nd · 12:20

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · beat Pyotr Kochetkov

1–1

3rd period

🐧 Brock McGinn Go-ahead 3rd · 05:03

Assists: Kasperi Kapanen · beat Pyotr Kochetkov

2–1

🌪️ Brady Skjei Tying 3rd · 08:17

Assists: Derek Stepan, Jordan Staal · beat Casey DeSmith

2–2

🌪️ Jordan Staal Go-ahead 3rd · 13:33

Assists: Jesper Fast, Brady Skjei · beat Casey DeSmith

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 21:38

L2 Heinen · Malkin · Rust 17:51

L3 McGinn · Carter · Kapanen 12:59

L4 Blueger · Poehling · Archibald 9:53

D1 Letang · Pettersson 23:49

D2 Rutta · Joseph 17:00

D3 Dumoulin · Ruhwedel 14:56

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Teravainen · Necas · Staal 19:23

L2 Martinook · Jarvis · Svechnikov 16:41

L3 Stastny · Kotkaniemi · Fast 13:45

L4 Drury · Stepan · Noesen 7:34

D1 Burns · Skjei 23:54

D2 Slavin · Pesce 23:28

D3 de Haan · Chatfield 11:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CAR🌪️

25 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

30 Hits 18

12 Blocked shots 10

13 Takeaways 20

11 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 10

PIT shooting 8.0% (2/25) CAR shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Casey DeSmith

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 57:37 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Pyotr Kochetkov

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

PIT CAR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 6-1-2 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 2–0

Nov 292022 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 3–2 OT Mar 132022 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Mar 42022 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT Feb 202022 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Mar 82020 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 6–2

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Who won Penguins vs Hurricanes on December 18, 2022?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Brock McGinn, Rickard Rakell.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brady Skjei, Derek Stepan, Jordan Staal.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pyotr Kochetkov made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 15 🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA 4–2 AfterDec 20 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–3

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 17 ⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR 4–5 AfterDec 20 😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR 1–4

Also on December 18

🏛️OTT 2–4 🌲MIN 🗽NYR 7–1 🪶CHI ✈️WPG 2–3 🦑SEA 🔥CGY 5–2 🦈SJS

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