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Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Hurricanes score 3 times on the power play in a 5-1 win over the Penguins

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored on power plays for the Hurricanes, who beat the league's best penalty kill team for three goals.

Aho, who scored his 25th goal of the season, became the first player in Hurricanes or Hartford Whalers history with eight 25-goal seasons.

Jalen Chatfield and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Carolina has points in 24 of its last 29 games. Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his fifth straight win. He’s 6-1 in his last seven starts.

Jarvis has a goal and six points in his last three games. Ehlers has six goals and 14 points in his last 11 games.

Egor Chinakhov scored his 16th goal for the Penguins, tying a career high. Bryan Rust assisted on the goal and has for a career-high seven-game point streak. Stuart Skinner stopped 21 shots for the Penguins, who have two regulation losses in their last nine games. Pittsburgh has points in 21 of its last 26 games overall.

Pittsburgh and Carolina played for the third time in 13 days. Carolina won the other two games, a 5-4 shootout and 6-5 overtime victory.

The Hurricanes have power-play goals in their last three games. It’s the second time Carolina scored at least three power-play goals in a game after going 4 for 5 in a home game against Florida on Jan. 16.

Aho scored on a power play 47 seconds into the game. His point shot hit Connor Dewar’s stick, went between Jordan Staal’s legs and past Skinner. Ehlers scored Carolina’s second power-play goal at 6:24 of the second. Chatfield gave Carolina a 3-0 lead at 9:15 of the second when his point shot deflected off Chinakhov’s stick and past Skinner.

Jarvis one-timed a pass from Ehlers at the top of the crease for his power-play goal at 17:20 of the second.

Up next Hurricanes: At Montreal on Tuesday.

Penguins: Host Colorado on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:47 Sebastian Aho Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (29)
Goal 2nd Period 6:24 Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (21) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (30), Alexander Nikishin (18)
Goal 2nd Period 9:15 Jalen Chatfield Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Eric Robinson (6)
Goal 2nd Period 17:20 Seth Jarvis Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (37), Andrei Svechnikov (35)
Goal 3rd Period 14:56 Egor Chinakhov Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (31), Sidney Crosby (35)
Goal 3rd Period 18:56 Mark Jankowski Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (24), Logan Stankoven (19)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 12
21 Hits 29
6 Takeaways 3
26 Shots 19
3 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 2
60.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 36
48.6 Faceoff Win Percent 51.4
15 Giveaways 18
4 Total Penalties 7
8 Penalty Minutes 14
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Apr 1
Bryan Rust, RW Out Mar 31
Blake Lizotte, C Out Mar 17
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 18,048 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 47 21 100 6
Pittsburgh 38 21 92 16
NY Islanders 42 29 89 5
Columbus 38 25 88 12
Philadelphia 37 25 86 12
Washington 38 28 85 9
New Jersey 38 34 78 2
NY Rangers 31 35 71 9
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