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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes

Penguins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Silovs	5	6	1	2	3.35	.873
S. Murashov	2	5	1	0	3.27	.893

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
P. Kochetkov	12	1	0	2	1.67	.920
B. Bussi	4	2	2	0	2.96	.872

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7:00 PM, December 26, 2026

Raleigh, NC

PIT

CAR

Points

Erik KarlssonD #65

19PTS

16A

Sebastian AhoC #20

29PTS

12G

17A

Goals

Tommy NovakC #18

0PPG

35S

Sebastian AhoC #20

12G

5PPG

58S

Assists

Erik KarlssonD #65

16A

6PPA

-11+/-

Sebastian AhoC #20

17A

4PPA

14+/-

Pittsburgh Penguins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Elmer Soderblom LW	IR	Nov 19
Bryan Rust RW	IR	Dec 5
Ryan Graves D	IR	Nov 28

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
PIT	3.11	3.47	27.7	27.8	128	12	21.1	11	78.8	2	0
CAR	4.10	2.25	33.1	22.0	168	15	22.7	9	85.5	3	0

Penguins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsOTT	L4-1
11/11/26	@SJ	W3-2 SO
11/8/26	@ANA	L5-2
11/7/26	@LA	W5-2
11/5/26	vsBOS	L6-2

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsSEA	W5-1
11/12/26	vsSEA	W4-1
11/7/26	vsCHI	W9-2
11/5/26	@NYI	W5-3
11/3/26	@NSH	L4-1

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/26

Penguins
Hurricanes

Game 1

12/26

Hurricanes
Penguins

Game 2

12/29

Penguins
Hurricanes

Game 3

1/7

Hurricanes
Penguins

Game 4

3/27

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	8	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Oettinger makes 22 saves as the Stars beat the Sabres 2-0

— Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, just two days after being pulled after allowing a season-high six goals.

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

— Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring Leaders

Erik KarlssonD #65

Sebastian AhoC #20

Tommy NovakC #18

Sebastian AhoC #20

Erik KarlssonD #65

Sebastian AhoC #20

Injury Report

Team Stats

Oettinger makes 22 saves as the Stars beat the Sabres 2-0

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals