Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tue, Dec 30, 2025 · PPG Paints Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Carolina Hurricanes

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Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena. Anthony Mantha scored twice. Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 28–28.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	0	1	0	1	28
PIT	3	2	0	5	28

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	03:46	PIT	EV	Sidney Crosby (21) · snap	Rickard Rakell (9), Bryan Rust (18)	0–1
1st	16:07	PIT	EV	Justin Brazeau (12) · backhand	Brett Kulak (3)	0–2
1st	17:12	PIT	PP	Anthony Mantha (13) · wrist	Bryan Rust (19), Erik Karlsson (24)	0–3
2nd	15:08	PIT	EV	Tommy Novak (7) · wrist	Parker Wotherspoon (10), Erik Karlsson (25)	0–4
2nd	18:08	PIT	EV	Anthony Mantha (14) · tip-in	Justin Brazeau (8), Tommy Novak (13)	0–5
2nd	18:25	CAR	EV	Mark Jankowski (2) · wrist	Joel Nystrom (7), Mike Reilly (5)	1–5

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	16:40	CAR	K'Andre Miller	interference	2
1st	17:24	CAR	Jackson Blake	hooking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: CAR 2.51 · PIT 3.12 · xG% CAR 44.6

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
64	Joel Nystrom	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2		17:54	22
6	Mike Reilly	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		17:47	22
77	Mark Jankowski	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	80.0	13:29	17
21	Alexander Nikishin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2		22:39	23
19	K'Andre Miller	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	2		21:28	27
26	Sean Walker	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1		20:53	23
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		19:17	26
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1		18:06	21
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	50.0	17:13	20
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:28	17
53	Jackson Blake	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		15:28	18
71	Taylor Hall	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:53	17
28	William Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	0		14:45	19
22	Logan Stankoven	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	55.6	14:22	15
20	Sebastian Aho	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	28.6	13:52	17
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		13:50	18
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	50.0	12:33	18
48	Jordan Martinook	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100.0	12:31	18

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Frederik Andersen	L	28	23	5	.821	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
65	Erik Karlsson	D	0	2	2	+3	1	0	1		19:40	19
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	2	2	+1	1	0	1		17:04	21
18	Tommy Novak	C	1	1	2	+1	2	0	1	42.9	14:39	19
39	Anthony Mantha	R	2	0	2	+2	3	0	0		14:23	20
16	Justin Brazeau	R	1	1	2	+1	3	1	1		13:48	19
77	Brett Kulak	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1		21:58	20
87	Sidney Crosby	C	1	0	1	+2	3	0	2	66.7	18:22	21
28	Parker Wotherspoon	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0		18:03	18
67	Rickard Rakell	R	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0		17:07	21
58	Kris Letang	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		22:32	21
3	Jack St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3		18:06	20
5	Ryan Shea	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:33	19
55	Noel Acciari	C	0	0	0	+1	3	0	3	30.0	16:28	21
19	Connor Dewar	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		15:44	21
46	Blake Lizotte	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	62.5	14:21	20
41	Ville Koivunen	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:18	16
81	Ben Kindel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	13:38	16
2	Rutger McGroarty	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	12:16	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Stuart Skinner	W	28	27	1	.964	60:00