Carolina Hurricanes 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 5: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Hurricanes 1 to Pittsburgh Penguins 5, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes.
NHLTuesday, December 30, 2025
DateDec 30, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVESPN+
Attendance16,011
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesPittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
24-12-3Record17-12-9
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Metropolitan Division
8-3Road record / home record4-4
WWLWWLast 5WLWLL
W2StreakW1
Team stats
Carolina HurricanesPittsburgh Penguins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal C · Calf
Injured ReservePittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBox score
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 13:21 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:28 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:45 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:28 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:53 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 12:46 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 10:52 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:06 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 17:17 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 11:12 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:22 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:50 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:17 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 18:34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 21:28 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 20:31 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 22:39 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 21:11 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 17:46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 17:26 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:53 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 19:25 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .821 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:28 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:48 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:22 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 16:49 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:44 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:18 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 13:16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:21 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:23 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 12:54 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:39 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 13:40 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:07 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 15:38 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:04 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 15:34 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19:40 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 18:11 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 21:58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 21:29 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 17:30 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:06 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Skinner | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .964 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
PIT leads series 1-0
Mar 22, 2026CAR 5, PIT 1
Mar 18, 2026PIT 5, CAR 6
Mar 10, 2026PIT 4, CAR 5
Dec 30, 2025CAR 1, PIT 5
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 5-1, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Carolina Hurricanes 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 5.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Mark Jankowski (1 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Anthony Mantha (2 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
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