Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

Hurricanes

45-19-6, 96 PTS

5-1

Final

Penguins

35-19-16, 86 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

TV: ESPN+

Team	1	2	3	T
CAR	1	3	1	5
PIT	0	0	1	1

Who won: Hurricanes 5-1

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Hurricanes win the series 3-1. The Hurricanes outscored the Penguins 3-0 in the 2nd period. Seth Jarvis led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Egor Chinakhov led the Penguins in goals (1).

CAR

PIT

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Noel AcciariC	2	3	0	0	14:07	0:00	4:01	10:06	18	0	9	0	3	0	5	6	45.5	1	0	0
Justin BrazeauRW	1	1	0	0	11:05	0:00	0:00	11:05	14	0	16	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Egor ChinakhovRW	1	1	0	0	15:16	0:47	0:00	14:29	18	1	16	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sidney CrosbyC	0	0	0	0	19:13	1:55	0:00	17:18	21	0	28	1	2	2	18	9	66.7	1	0	0
Connor DewarC	1	4	0	0	14:33	0:00	4:03	10:30	19	0	14	0	0	0	4	6	40.0	0	0	0
Ben KindelC	0	1	2	0	15:37	0:46	1:58	12:53	19	0	17	0	2	1	4	7	36.4	0	0	0
Evgeni MalkinC	1	1	0	-2	16:05	1:51	0:00	14:14	18	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
Anthony ManthaRW	0	1	0	0	11:47	0:43	0:00	11:04	13	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Tommy NovakC	0	0	0	-1	13:53	0:43	0:00	13:10	16	0	15	0	1	2	5	6	45.5	0	0	0
Rickard RakellRW	0	0	0	-1	20:01	1:52	0:58	17:11	22	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Bryan RustRW	2	2	0	0	19:07	1:52	1:04	16:11	23	0	26	1	4	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Elmer SoderblomLW	1	2	0	0	10:02	0:00	0:00	10:02	16	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Connor CliftonD	0	3	0	1	18:51	0:00	3:47	15:04	22	2	0	1	0	0	0
Samuel GirardD	0	0	0	0	19:35	0:03	1:56	17:36	23	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan GravesD	0	3	1	1	12:45	0:00	0:04	12:41	17	1	1	1	2	1	2
Erik KarlssonD	1	1	0	-2	21:47	1:49	0:22	19:36	28	11	2	2	3	1	2
Kris LetangD	2	3	0	-1	22:26	0:49	1:56	19:41	24	3	0	0	1	0	0
Parker WotherspoonD	0	3	0	-1	20:53	0:00	4:03	16:50	26	3	0	0	2	1	2