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Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, March 18, 2026

PIT

PenguinsPittsburgh Penguins

34-18-16

PIT 5, CAR 6

Final/OT

Shots 35–44

CAR

HurricanesCarolina Hurricanes

43-19-6

Scores for March 18, 2026

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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PITPIT 0, CAR 0CAR1st 10:26SH

GOAL1 of 11

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Martinook scores, from Staal and Slavin

PIT at CAR, March 18, 2026

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Rewrite the game

Pick a side and play the game's goals and big chances one at a time: score yours again, stop theirs, and change the final.

PITAs the PenguinsCARAs the Hurricanes

Linescore

Goals
Goals123OTT
PITPittsburgh Penguins01405
CARCarolina Hurricanes11316
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123OTT
PITPittsburgh Penguins12713335
CARCarolina Hurricanes151414144

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: PITErik Karlsson#652 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots
  2. 2nd star: CARJackson Blake#531 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots
  3. 3rd star: CARNikolaj Ehlers#273 assists, 1 shot

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

PITCAR
35Shots on goal44
47.5%Faceoffs52.5%
1/4Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes10
24Hits26
17Blocked shots10
16Giveaways17
5Takeaways5

Standings

After the games of March 18, 2026

All standings
Metropolitan
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1CARHurricanes684319692
2PITPenguins6834181684
3NYIIslanders683924583
4CBJBlue Jackets6735211181
5PHIFlyers6732231276
6WSHCapitals693427876
7NJDDevils683531272
8NYRRangers682832864