{"id":141640,"date":"2026-03-18T11:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/141640\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:32:11","slug":"game-preview-pittsburgh-penguins-carolina-hurricanes-3-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/141640\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes 3\/18\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-18-15, 83 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Carolina Hurricanes (42-19-6, 90 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sports Network South, streaming on ESPN+<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Pens\u2019 Path Ahead: The Penguins are coming back to Pittsburgh for a three-game homestand, starting with a weekend back-to-back (Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets, Sunday against the Hurricanes, again) followed by a Tuesday rematch with the Avalanche (again).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Opponent Track: The Hurricanes had won four of their last six games before dropping a 5-1 decision to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Season Series: The Pens and Canes have split this season series so far, with the Pens taking a 5-1 win at home on Dec. 30 before their 5-4 shootout loss back last week in Raleigh. This season wraps up with a rematch in four days in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Hidden Stat: The Penguins lead the NHL in goals from players who were new to the team this season with 81. The next closest is the Anaheim Ducks with 63.<\/p>\n<p>Getting to know the Hurricanes<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Andrei Svechnikov &#8211; Sebastian Aho &#8211; Seth Jarvis<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Taylor Hall &#8211; Logan Stankoven &#8211; Jackson Blake<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nikloaj Ehlers &#8211; Jordan Staal &#8211; Jordan Martinook<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">William Carrier &#8211; Mark Jankowski &#8211; Nicolas Deslauriers<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jaccob Slavin \/ Jalen Chatfield<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">K\u2019Andre Miller \/ Sean Walker<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Mike Reilly \/ Alexander Nikishin<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Goalies: Brandon Bussi \/ Frederik Andersen<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Potential scratches: Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body injury), Eric Robinson, Jesperi Kotkaniemi<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Injured Reserve: Pyotr Kochetkov<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Bussi started last night against the Blue Jackets (he had 25 saves in the 5-1 loss), so it seems likely the Pens could be facing Frederik Andersen tonight.Andersen is riding a three-game win streak, most recently making 17 stops in the Canes\u2019 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. He has an 8-6-0 record in 16 career matchups against the Penguins, with a .919 save percentage, 2.53 GAA and two shutouts.Trade acquisition Nicolas Deslauriers made his Hurricanes debut on Tuesday night against the Blue Jackets. He lead the Canes with six hits and recorded a fight in the loss.Shayne Gostisbehere suffered a lower-body injury on March 6 and has yet to return to the Canes\u2019 lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Season stats<br \/>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeydb.com\/ihdb\/stats\/leagues\/seasons\/teams\/0009792026.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hockeydb<\/a> (does not include last night\u2019s game)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1eezmj01\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.pensburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-at-11.16.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1112\" data-pswp-width=\"1104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-at-11.16.20\u202fPM.png\"\/><\/a>Andrei Svechnikov, who recorded the shootout winner last week against the Pens, has also scored in two straight games heading into Wednesday. He\u2019s six goals shy of a new career goalscoring high.The Canes took a few early penalties and conceded a pair of power-play goals early in Tuesday night\u2019s matchup with the Blue Jackets and were never able to recover from that early deficit. Head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/hurricanes\/news\/recap-canes-never-got-going-in-columbus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> after the game the Canes needed to do \u201ceverything\u201d different against the Penguins.<a class=\"_1eezmj01\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.pensburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/03\/ui5e0bvbvf28sr1ndohr.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"22000\" data-pswp-width=\"17000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.pensburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/03\/ui5e0bvbvf28sr1ndohr.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Anthony Mantha &#8211; Rickard Rakell &#8211; Bryan Rust<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Egor Chinakhov &#8211; Tommy Novak &#8211; Evgeni Malkin<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ville Koivunen &#8211; Ben Kindel &#8211; Justin Brazeau<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Elmer Soderblom &#8211; Connor Dewar &#8211; Noel Acciari<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Parker Wotherspoon \/ Erik Karlsson<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ilya Solovyov \/ Connor Clifton<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Goalies: Arturs Silovs and Stuart Skinner<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Potential Scratches: Sam Girard, Ryan Graves, Kevin Hayes, Jack St. Ivany<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">IR: Sidney Crosby, Filip Hallander, Blake Lizotte<\/p>\n<p>A few bad pieces of news for the Penguins on Tuesday. First, that Blake Lizotte will miss the rest of the regular season:Second piece of bad news: the out-of\u2014town scoreboard. The Columbus Blue Jackets won, the New York Islanders won, and the Boston Bruins went to overtime with the Montreal Canadiens.<a class=\"_1eezmj01\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.pensburgh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-at-11.59.22%E2%80%AFPM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,28.343949044586,100,43.312101910828\" data-pswp-height=\"544\" data-pswp-width=\"816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-at-11.59.22\u202fPM.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NHL.com<\/p>\n<p>Sidney Crosby traveled with the team on this trip, so there\u2019s still some hope he could get back in the lineup for the last game of the road swing tonight. Keep an eye out for who he\u2019s taking line rushes with today in Raleigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-18-15, 83 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Carolina Hurricanes (42-19-6, 90 points, 1st place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1446,73,75,74],"class_list":["post-141640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-general","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}