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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · Lenovo Center

Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburghPenguinsAway

5–6

Final/OT

SOG 35–44

Carolina HurricanesCarolinaHurricanesHome

TVAS2 · FDSNSO · SN-PIT

Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in overtime on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Penguins 44-35.

Erik Karlsson scored twice. Jordan Martinook, Sidney Crosby, Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall, Bryan Rust, Logan Stankoven, Ben Kindel, K'Andre Miller and Sean Walker also scored.

Frederik Andersen made 30 saves on 35 shots for the win; Stuart Skinner stopped 38 of 44.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT0140535
Carolina HurricanesCAR1131644

Three stars

  1. ★1st starJackson BlakeCAR · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starNikolaj EhlersCAR · 0G 3A
  3. ★3rd starSean WalkerCAR · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:10

4–4 · 3rd 14:46 · Karlsson. Jarvis was 1:10 into his shift when it went in.

GoalPIT on iceCAR on ice

0–1 CAR

1st 9:34 · SH · Martinook

Karlsson 0:34

1–1 PIT

2nd 9:57 · Crosby

Slavin 0:27

1–2 CAR

2nd 16:51 · Blake

Solovyov 0:38

2–2 PIT

3rd 0:59 · PP · Karlsson

Slavin 0:59

2–3 CAR

3rd 3:27 · Hall

Dewar 0:53

3–3 PIT

3rd 7:16 · Rust

Aho 0:48

3–4 CAR

3rd 12:59 · PP · Stankoven

Clifton 0:42

4–4 PIT

3rd 14:46 · Karlsson

Long shift: Jarvis 1:10

5–4 PIT

3rd 15:09 · Kindel

Hall 0:23

5–5 CAR

3rd 17:09 · Miller

Kindel 0:35

5–6 CAR

OT 4:31 · Walker

Mantha 0:43

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

PITCAR
35Shots on goal44
47%Faceoff %53%
1/4Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes10
24Hits26
16Blocked shots9
16Giveaways17
5Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 09:24Mark Jankowski · holding2 min
  • 2nd 11:55K'Andre Miller · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 14:47Parker Wotherspoon · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 19:28Andrei Svechnikov · holding the stick2 min
  • 2nd 19:28Andrei Svechnikov · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 2nd 19:28Sidney Crosby · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 00:29Jordan Staal · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 12:17Sidney Crosby · tripping2 min

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