Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 to Carolina Hurricanes 5, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLTuesday, March 10, 2026
DateMar 10, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,569
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Carolina Hurricanes
GoalsAlexander Nikishin · 1
AssistsAlexander Nikishin · 1
PointsAlexander Nikishin · 2
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
32-17-15Record41-17-6
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
2-8Road record / home record6-2
LWLLLLast 5WWLWW
L1StreakW2
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsCarolina Hurricanes
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.
Pittsburgh 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
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:12 | 5:15 | 9:57 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:26 | 7:19 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 3:15 | 9:43 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:47 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 11:30 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 8:35 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:12 | 0:00 | 3:35 | 10:37 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 11:27 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 13:30 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:51 | 7:07 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:14 | 6:27 | 1:43 | 15:04 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:23 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 10:24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:00 | 0:00 | 5:26 | 10:34 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Karlsson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28:01 | 6:57 | 0:58 | 20:06 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 | 2:24 | 1:20 | 18:30 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:43 | 0:00 | 5:02 | 15:41 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:01 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 12:18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 15:22 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Skinner | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 40 | .909 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 63:06 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 22:07 | 6:22 | 2:38 | 13:07 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 13:10 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10:01 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 9:55 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:18 | 5:28 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:05 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:46 | 1:30 | 0:38 | 8:38 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:45 | 6:09 | 2:40 | 11:56 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:47 | 0:06 | 5:33 | 12:08 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8:49 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 8:25 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:07 | 1:03 | 4:47 | 12:17 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 65.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:45 | 6:23 | 0:00 | 11:22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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 | 20:51 | 0:06 | 6:15 | 14:30 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 24:01 | 1:56 | 4:39 | 17:26 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:49 | 5:37 | 0:02 | 14:10 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Reilly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 22:00 | 0:06 | 4:40 | 17:14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Walker | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:38 | 0:20 | 3:08 | 17:10 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
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 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 5-4, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust (2 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Alexander Nikishin (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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