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March 22, 2026

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Penguins get thumped by 1st place Hurricanes

By William DePaoli

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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 —