
Game No: 619
Started: 2025-12-30 19:08:00
Ended: 2025-12-30 21:33:00
Attendance: 16,011
Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:46 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | Rickard Rakell | Bryan Rust | |||
| 1 | 16:07 | PIT | Justin Brazeau | Brett Kulak | ||||
| 1 | 17:12 | PIT | Anthony Mantha | Bryan Rust | Erik Karlsson | |||
| 2 | 15:08 | PIT | Thomas Novak | Parker Wotherspoon | Erik Karlsson | |||
| 2 | 18:08 | PIT | Anthony Mantha | Justin Brazeau | Thomas Novak | |||
| 2 | 18:25 | CAR | Mark Jankowski | Joel Nystrom | Mike Reilly |
#23 Corey Syvret
#39 Brandon Blandina
#81 Ryan Daisy
#75 Brandon Grillo
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16:40 | CAR | K'Andre Miller | Interference | 2 | Rickard Rakell |
| 1 | 17:24 | CAR | Jackson Blake | Hooking | 2 | Blake Lizotte |
Coach: Rod Brind'amour
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jalen Chatfield | D |
| 6 | Mike Reilly | D |
| 11 | Jordan Staal | C |
| 19 | K'Andre Miller | D |
| 20 | Sebastian Aho | C |
| 21 | Alexander Nikishin | D |
| 22 | Logan Stankoven | C |
| 26 | Sean Walker | D |
| 27 | Nikolaj Ehlers | L |
| 28 | William Carrier | L |
| 31 | Frederik Andersen | G |
| 32 | Brandon Bussi | G |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | R |
| 48 | Jordan Martinook | L |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | L |
| 53 | Jackson Blake | R |
| 64 | Joel Nystrom | D |
| 71 | Taylor Hall | L |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | L |
| 82 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C |
Coach: Dan Muse
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rutger McGroarty | R |
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | D |
| 3 | John St. Ivany | D |
| 5 | Ryan Shea | D |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | R |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R |
| 18 | Thomas Novak | C |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | C |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | D |
| 37 | Arturs Silovs | G |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | R |
| 41 | Ville Koivunen | R |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | C |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R |
| 74 | Stuart Skinner | G |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | D |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | C |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D |
| 15 | Noah Philp | C |
| 25 | Gavin Bayreuther | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | R |
| 59 | Yegor Chinakhov | R |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D |
| 1 | Goals | 5 |
| 2 | Assists | 9 |
| -15 | Plus / Minus | 15 |
| 2 | Penalties | 0 |
| 4 | PIM | 0 |
| 42 | Corsi For | 45 |
| 48.28 | Corsi % | 51.72 |
| 28 | Fenwick For | 45 |
| 38.36 | Fenwick % | 61.64 |
| 28 | Shots | 27 |
| 22 | Shots Blocked | 16 |
| 14 | Missed Shots | 18 |
| 21 | Hits | 15 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Lost | 26 |
| 47% | Faceoff Percentage | 53% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 1 | 12:21 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:05 | |
| 3 | 3 | 17:56 | |
| 4 | 4 | 24:35 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0:17 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 12:21 |
| 0 - 2 | 1:05 |
| 0 - 3 | 17:56 |
| 0 - 4 | 3:00 |
| 0 - 5 | 0:17 |
| 1 - 5 | 21:35 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Mike Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jordan Staal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 19 | K'Andre Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sebastian Aho | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 21 | Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Logan Stankoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 26 | Sean Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | William Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Frederik Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brandon Bussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Jordan Martinook | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Jackson Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Joel Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Taylor Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80 |
| 82 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | John St. Ivany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thomas Novak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Stuart Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 67 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 5 | Jalen Chatfield | 26 | 00:44 | 19:17 | 00:00 | 00:43 | 18:34 |
| 6 | Mike Reilly | 22 | 00:48 | 17:47 | 00:00 | 00:21 | 17:26 |
| 11 | Jordan Staal | 18 | 00:41 | 12:33 | 00:00 | 01:21 | 11:12 |
| 19 | K'Andre Miller | 27 | 00:47 | 21:28 | 00:00 | 00:57 | 20:31 |
| 20 | Sebastian Aho | 17 | 00:48 | 13:52 | 00:00 | 00:31 | 13:21 |
| 21 | Alexander Nikishin | 23 | 00:59 | 22:39 | 00:00 | 01:28 | 21:11 |
| 22 | Logan Stankoven | 15 | 00:57 | 14:22 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:22 |
| 26 | Sean Walker | 23 | 00:54 | 20:53 | 00:00 | 01:28 | 19:25 |
| 27 | Nikolaj Ehlers | 17 | 00:58 | 16:28 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:28 |
| 28 | William Carrier | 19 | 00:46 | 14:45 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:45 |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | 18 | 00:46 | 13:50 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:50 |
| 48 | Jordan Martinook | 18 | 00:41 | 12:31 | 00:00 | 01:39 | 10:52 |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | 21 | 00:51 | 18:06 | 00:00 | 00:49 | 17:17 |
| 53 | Jackson Blake | 18 | 00:51 | 15:28 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:28 |
| 64 | Joel Nystrom | 22 | 00:48 | 17:54 | 00:00 | 00:08 | 17:46 |
| 71 | Taylor Hall | 17 | 00:52 | 14:53 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:53 |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | 17 | 00:47 | 13:29 | 00:00 | 00:43 | 12:46 |
| 82 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 20 | 00:51 | 17:13 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:13 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 2 | Rutger McGroarty | 15 | 00:49 | 12:16 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:16 |
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | 0 | |||||
| 3 | John St. Ivany | 20 | 00:54 | 18:06 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 18:06 |
| 5 | Ryan Shea | 19 | 00:55 | 17:33 | 00:03 | 00:00 | 17:30 |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | 19 | 00:43 | 13:48 | 01:00 | 00:00 | 12:48 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 21 | 00:48 | 17:04 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 15:34 |
| 18 | Thomas Novak | 19 | 00:46 | 14:39 | 00:59 | 00:00 | 13:40 |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | 21 | 00:44 | 15:44 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:44 |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | 18 | 01:00 | 18:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 18:03 |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | 20 | 00:43 | 14:23 | 01:29 | 00:00 | 12:54 |
| 41 | Ville Koivunen | 16 | 00:53 | 14:18 | 01:02 | 00:00 | 13:16 |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | 20 | 00:43 | 14:21 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:21 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 21 | 00:47 | 16:28 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:28 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 21 | 01:04 | 22:32 | 01:03 | 00:00 | 21:29 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 19 | 01:02 | 19:40 | 01:29 | 00:00 | 18:11 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 21 | 00:48 | 17:07 | 01:29 | 00:00 | 15:38 |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | 20 | 01:05 | 21:58 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 21:58 |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | 16 | 00:51 | 13:38 | 01:03 | 00:00 | 12:35 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 21 | 00:52 | 18:22 | 01:33 | 00:00 | 16:49 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Frederik Andersen | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0.769 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.75 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Stuart Skinner | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |