Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wed, Dec 31, 2014 · CONSOL Energy Center · 2014–15 Regular Season

Carolina Hurricanes

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Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at CONSOL Energy Center. Beau Bennett led the way with 2 points. Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 25–39.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	1	0	0	1	25
PIT	1	0	1	2	39

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	09:12	CAR	EV	Eric Staal (9) · wrist	Elias Lindholm (8), Jiri Tlusty (5)	1–0
1st	19:38	PIT	EV	Chris Kunitz (11) · wrist	Beau Bennett (3), Andrew Ebbett (3)	1–1
3rd	18:18	PIT	EV	Brandon Sutter (8) · wrist	Beau Bennett (4), Chris Kunitz (13)	1–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	04:35	CAR	Eric Staal	interference	2
1st	16:45	PIT	Bench	too many men on the ice	2
2nd	03:31	PIT	Jayson Megna	holding the stick	2
2nd	03:31	CAR	Elias Lindholm	hooking	2
2nd	07:16	CAR	Jay McClement	hooking	2
2nd	13:56	CAR	Brad Malone	hooking	2
3rd	00:51	PIT	Christian Ehrhoff	boarding	2
3rd	06:33	PIT	Chris Kunitz	slashing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: CAR 1.76 · PIT 2.56 · xG% CAR 40.8

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
12	Eric Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	52.6	20:42	25
19	Jiri Tlusty	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	2		19:22	23
16	Elias Lindholm	C	0	1	1	0	2	5	2	1		18:22	26
27	Justin Faulk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	4		28:34	33
4	Andrej Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		26:16	33
65	Ron Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		21:30	28
14	Nathan Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		17:35	24
49	Victor Rask	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	54.5	17:35	25
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:53	24
20	Riley Nash	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	55.6	16:42	24
73	Brett Bellemore	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2		15:15	23
39	Patrick Dwyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		14:27	21
7	Ryan Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:32	18
47	Michal Jordan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		12:07	16
18	Jay McClement	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	57.1	10:48	16
25	Chris Terry	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:30	18
24	Brad Malone	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0		7:15	11
22	Zach Boychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		5:13	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30	Cam Ward	L	39	37	2	.949	58:59

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
19	Beau Bennett	R	0	2	2	+2	0	4	1	0		17:29	22
14	Chris Kunitz	L	1	1	2	+2	2	2	4	0		16:12	21
16	Brandon Sutter	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	57.1	18:46	24
25	Andrew Ebbett	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	25.0	5:46	9
58	Kris Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		26:44	30
10	Christian Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	3		24:59	30
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		21:20	25
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	55.0	19:47	24
4	Rob Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		18:53	27
47	Simon Despres	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		18:00	23
13	Nick Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:34	20
41	Robert Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2		16:32	21
51	Derrick Pouliot	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:58	17
57	Marcel Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	25.0	14:44	22
36	Bryan Rust	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	1		14:40	21
27	Craig Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0		13:49	22
59	Jayson Megna	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2		7:07	9
34	Bobby Farnham	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5:06	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	W	25	24	1	.960	59:40