Pittsburgh Penguins (28-11-5) at Carolina Hurricanes (21-16-7)
January 20, 2017 — 7:00 p.m. ET
PNC Arena — Raleigh, NC
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Vital Statistics
Category |
Hurricanes |
Penguins |
Category |
Hurricanes |
Penguins |
Record |
21-16-7 |
28-11-5 |
Points |
49 |
61 |
Division Rank |
6 Metro |
3 Metro |
Conference Rank |
10 EC |
3 EC |
Last 10 Games |
6-4-0 |
7-3-0 |
Streak |
Loss 1 |
Won 2 |
Goals/Game |
2.73 |
3.52 |
Goals Against/Game |
2.66 |
2.98 |
Shots/Game |
30.5 |
34.5 |
Shots Against/Game |
27.8 |
32.2 |
Faceoff % |
51.5% |
47.9% |
Power Play % (Rank) |
16.9% (21) |
23.0% (3) |
Penalty Kill % (Rank) |
89.1% (1) |
78.3% (25) |
ES Corsi For % |
51.50% |
51.56% |
ES PDO |
98.8 |
100.4 |
PIM/Game |
06:00 |
09:04 |
Goaltender #1
Category |
Cam Ward |
Matt Murray |
Category |
Cam Ward |
Matt Murray |
Record |
18-13-6 |
15-4-1 |
ES Save % |
.915 |
.927 |
GAA |
2.42 |
2.46 |
Goaltender #2
Category |
Michael Leighton |
Marc-Andre Fleury |
Category |
Michael Leighton |
Marc-Andre Fleury |
Record |
2-1-0 |
13-7-4 |
ES Save % |
.857 |
.916 |
GAA |
3.53 |
3.23 |
Game Notes
- This is the second of four meetings between the Canes and Pens, and the first of two in Raleigh. Pittsburgh took round one, winning 3-2 on December 28 in Pittsburgh.
- The Hurricanes have been world-beaters at home, posting a 14-1-1 record over their last 16 games at PNC Arena—including four straight wins in the last four home games.
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Ron Hainsey could reach a career milestone, as he sits one assist away from 200 in the NHL.
- Special teams will be a fascinating subplot during this game, as Carolina’s top-ranked PK takes on Pittsburgh’s 3rd-ranked PP. Conversely, the Canes’ 21st ranked PP against the Pens’ 25th ranked PK could be just the opposite.
- For the Hurricanes, tonight begins their 10th back-to-back set of the season (they visit Columbus again on Saturday). Carolina is 5-2-2 in the front half of their back-to-back games so far.
- The Penguins are riding a two-game winning streak, including an exhilarating 8-7 OT win over the rival Capitals on Monday night that featured an Evgeni Malkin hat trick and two goals from the budding Conor Sheary.
- Speaking of Malkin, he and Sidney Crosby have torn the Canes up in the past, with each averaging well over a point per game against Carolina.
- Carolina’s Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 2a) and Lee Stempniak (1g, 3a) are the only Hurricanes with active point streaks (2 games each).
- Should Carolina win tonight, they would find themselves ahead of idle Toronto and Philadelphia for the second wild-card spot, marking their first stint in a playoff position this season.
- Tonight will be the fourth game out of eight in the “Hurricanes Homegrown” series. Local beer, music, food, art, and t-shirts will be featured and sold during the game. For more information, check out this tweet: