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(+) Penguins get thumped by 1st place Hurricanes

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— Sebastian Aho scored his 25th goal of the season, becoming the first player in Hurricanes/Whalers history with eight 25-goal seasons in a 5-1 Hurricanes (45-19-6, 96 pts) win over the Pittsburgh Penguins (35-19-16, 86 pts) on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena. Carolina scored three times on the power play in the victory and Frederick Anderson stopped 18 shots to improve to 6-1 in his last seven starts —

  • Stuart Skinner | 21 Saves, .840 SV%
  • Egor Chinakhov | Goal (16)
  • TIOPS+ PIT 0-2 PP | 2-for-5 PK 

 

 

 

Karlsson shines, Penguins beat Jets in shootout

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Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell each scored in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins prevailed with a 5-4 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon. A crucial win for the Penguins who stormed out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period but had to rally late in the third. Erik Karklsson was sensational again in the win with 2 goals, including the game-tying goal with 4:38 remaining in the third. Egor Chinakhov (15), Rickard Rakell (14) also scored in the win. Arturs Silovs struggled mightily in the victory, stopping 21 of 25 shots

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