The game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins will take place at the PNC Arena on Sunday, December 18 at 5:00 PM ET.
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On Sunday, an NHL matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes will take place at the PNC Arena. On November 29, these two teams met off, and the Hurricanes came out on top 3-2. The Penguins have an overall record of 18-8-4 and a road record of 9-5-2 heading into this contest. The Penguins scored four goals in their most recent game against the Florida Panthers, which was enough to win by a margin of two goals.
With two assists, Sidney Crosby has five shots on goal. Jake Gruentzel scored twice and had eight shots on goal. The Penguins score 3.5 goals per game on average while allowing 2.87 goals per contest from their defense. Sidney Crosby has 23 assists in addition to his 17 goals.
The Hurricanes, who have a 17-6-6 record and a 6-3-1 home record, are the team competing on the opposing side of this encounter. The Hurricanes were able to win 3-2 on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. On Saturday, the Hurricanes also competed against the Dallas Stars.
In comparison to their defense, Carolina scores 2.83 goals on average each game. In the league, the defense is rated as the fourth-best. The fewest amount of shots in the NHL are being faced by them, 25.8, per game. With 12 goals and 16 assists, Martin Necas has been the best player.
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Ryan Dzingel – Sebastian Aho – Jesper Fast
Mackenzie MacEachern – Seth Jarvis – Ondrej Kase
Jordan Martinook – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Stefan Noesen
Max Pacioretty – Martin Necas – Andrei Svechnikov
Ethan Bear – Brent Burns
Jalen Chatfield – Dylan Coghlan
Jake Gardiner – Eric Gelinas
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker – Evgeni Malkin – Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen – Jeff Carter – Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn – Ryan Poehling – Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson – Jeff Petry
Ty Smith – Jan Rutta
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho, Frederik Andersen, Max Pacioretty, Ondrej Kase, Jake Gardiner
Pittsburgh Penguins: Jason Zucker, Jeff Petry, Sam Poulin
The game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins will take place at the PNC Arena on Sunday, December 18 at 5:00 PM ET.
The match between the Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins will be telecast live on AT&T Sports Network Pittsburgh (ATTSN-PT) for the Western PA market, Bally Sports South for the home team, Sling TV, ESPN+.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | AT&T Sports Network Pittsburgh (ATTSN-PT) for the Western PA market, Bally Sports South for the home team, Sling TV, ESPN+ | December 18 (5:00 PM ET) |
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