Penguins vs. Hurricanes — December 26, 2026: preview

PITPIT
7-10-2
W1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
W
W
L
Sun, Dec 27
@
Lenovo Center
CARCAR
15-3-2
W3 · L10: 8-1-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
SO
W
PUCKLAB EDGECAR 84%

Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2) at Carolina Hurricanes (15-3-2). PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 84% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
PITCAR
Scoring & Defense
3.21GF/GP4.10
3.53GA/GP2.30
−6Goal Diff+36
Analytics
52.85v5 CF%59.1
52.75v5 xGF%59.0
.880SV%.900
46.4FO %49.9
Special Teams & Discipline
21.1PP%22.7
78.8PK%85.5
6.5PIM / GP7.9
Record Splits
3-7-1Road / Home6-1-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
PIT

PIT Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Erik KarlssonD19316190.3050.5Evgeni MalkinC17611170.8555.8Tommy NovakC1977140.9053.6Sidney CrosbyC1967130.8252.6Rickard RakellR1965111.2052.1
CAR

CAR Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Sebastian AhoC201216280.8459.8Logan StankovenC20119201.2660.9Jackson BlakeR20515201.1362.7Andrei SvechnikovR20910190.9960.5Nikolaj EhlersL20512170.8059.9

Team Profile

PIT
Avg Age
28.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
CAR
Avg Age
28.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
199 lbs
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