Hurricanes vs. Penguins — December 29, 2026: preview

CARCAR
15-3-2
W3 · L10: 8-1-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
SO
W
Wed, Dec 30
@
PPG Paints Arena
PITPIT
7-10-2
W1 · L10: 4-5-1
W
L
W
L
L
L
OT
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGECAR 79%

Matchup: Carolina Hurricanes (15-3-2) at Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2). PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 79% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
CARPIT
Scoring & Defense
4.10GF/GP3.21
2.30GA/GP3.53
+36Goal Diff−6
Analytics
59.15v5 CF%52.8
59.05v5 xGF%52.7
.900SV%.880
49.9FO %46.4
Special Teams & Discipline
22.7PP%21.1
85.5PK%78.8
7.9PIM / GP6.5
Record Splits
9-2-1Road / Home4-3-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
CAR

CAR Top Skaters

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

PIT Top Skaters

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

Team Profile

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