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For the third time in twelve days, the Carolina Hurricanes will face the Pittsburgh Penguins, but this time, at 3:00 PM EDT at PPG Paints Arena for a matinee match.

The two latest games between them have been some of the most entertaining games of the season.

In those recent contests, the victory was claimed by Carolina in overtime, but Pittsburgh still held on for some crucial points at the end of the regular season against the Metropolitan Division leader.

You can read all about their March 10th game here, and about their March 18th game here – it’s worth it!

As someone who enjoys both teams, I can’t deny that I like it – and I know many fans of both fans who like it too. This rivalry coming so close to the postseason, bringing playoff energy, has been incredible.

Interestingly, in each of their games since their last meeting, both the Hurricanes and Penguins had to fight for two points in overtime, with Carolina defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to Alexander Nikishin’s wrist shot, and Pittsburgh advancing to the shootout with the winning shot coming off the stick of Sidney Crosby.

in the crease

On Sunday, we’ll likely see a similar goaltender matchup as we’ve seen in all three of their games with each other this season.

If the alternating tandem continues as expected for the Hurricanes, Frederik Andersen will get the start for Carolina. This season, he has a save percentage of .872 with a goals-against average of 3.19 in a 12-11-5 record.

Meanwhile, Stuart Skinner is expected to be at the crease for the Penguins. His save percentage this season is .890, including a goals-against average of 2.85 in a 20-13-9 record.

Expected Carolina Hurricane Lines

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook

William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson

protect

Jacob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller – Shawn Walker

Mike Reilly – Alexander Nikishin

goaltender

Brandon Bussey/Frederick Anderson

Expected Pittsburgh Penguins Lines

Ricard Raquel – Sidney Crosby – Bryan Rust

Igor Chinakhov – Tommy Novak – Evgeni Malkin

Anthony Mantha – Ben Kindel – Justin Brazeau

Elmer Soderblom – Connor Dewar – Noel Acciari

protect

Parker Wotherspoon – Eric Carlson

Samuel Girard – Kris Letang

Ryan Shea – Connor Clifton

goaltender

Stuart Skinner / Artur Silo

special teams

Carolina Hurricanes Power Play: 22.1% (12th)
Carolina Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 79.5% (16th, down one spot from last game)

Pittsburgh Penguins Power Play: 24.9% (3rd)
Pittsburgh Penguins Penalty Kill: 84.2% (1st)

storm game notes

The game against the Penguins is placed in the middle of their three-game road trip. After the game, they will head back across the border for a game with the Montreal Canadiens. This is their final three-plus game road trip of the regular season.

There has been no update on Shayne Gostisbeer, who was injured on March 6, and is expected to miss his eighth consecutive game.

Carolina’s fourth line has been quite impressive as of late. It is unknown if there will be any roster changes, such as adding Jesperi Kotkaniemi or Nicolas Deslauriers into the mix.

how to see

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan

Rachel Barkley is a beat writer covering the Carolina Hurricanes for Carolina Hockey Now on SportsNote. Painting Stories…More About Rachel Barclay

Just eight days away from their last meeting, the Carolina Hurricanes will once again face the Pittsburgh Penguins at Lenovo Center.

The game is scheduled for 7:00 pm EDT.

What do the Hurricanes and Penguins’ previous games have in common? Both involved beatings in more ways than one.

For Carolina, Nicolas Deslauriers dropped the mitts with Mathieu Ollivier at center ice to spark some life into a Hurricane team that was struggling to find its game in the first half of the match. However, they suffered a 5–1 loss courtesy of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

As for Pittsburgh, Connor Clifton clashed with Jack Drury on Monday night before they beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 in Evgeni Malkin’s return from a five-game suspension. Glass.

At this time, it is unclear whether Sidney Crosby will play. According to PHN, he has recently practiced with additional forwards, but has spent the Penguins’ entire trip on the ice in the press box. …It feels like the calm before the storm.

in the crease

Since Brandon Bussey started in Columbus on Tuesday, it is almost certain that Frederik Andersen will play against the Penguins. In their last game against Pittsburgh, they scored in regulation, overtime and the shootout to lead the Hurricanes to victory. This season, he has a save percentage of .873 with a goals-against average of 3.14 in an 11-11-5 record.

Meanwhile, the Penguins have also employed the old alternate tandem strategy in net, which seems to be doing well for them. As Artur Silovs was on the crease in his last game, Stuart Skinner will likely get a rematch with the Hurricanes after taking his team to overtime with some very notable saves in their last meeting with Carolina. His save percentage this season is .891, including a goals-against average of 2.78 in a 20-13-8 record.

expected storm lines

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook

William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson

protect

Jacob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller – Shawn Walker

Mike Reilly – Alexander Nikishin

goaltender

Frederick Anderson / Brandon Bussey

Expected Pittsburgh Penguins Lines

Anthony Mantha – Ricard Raquel – Brian Rust

Igor Chinakhov – Tommy Novak – Evgeni Malkin

Ville Koivunen – Ben Kindel – Justin Brazeau

Elmer Soderblom – Connor Dewar – Noel Acciari

protect

Parker Wotherspoon – Eric Carlson

Ryan Shea – Kris Letang

Ilya Solovyov – Connor Clifton

goaltender

Stuart Skinner / Artur Silo

special teams

Carolina Hurricanes power play: 21.9% (14th, down two spots from last game)
Carolina Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 79.4% (15th, down two spots from last game)

Pittsburgh Penguins Power Play: 25.1% (3rd)
Pittsburgh Penguins Penalty Kill: 84.5% (1st)

storm game notes

Shayne Gostisbeer is expected to miss his sixth consecutive game after suffering a lower body injury on March 6.

In the last game, Eric Robinson was benched to bring Deslauriers into the mix. It is expected that Robinson will return for Wednesday’s game.

The Hurricanes are currently on a two-match battle streak. Considering the playoff energy between the two Metropolitan Division rivals, it wouldn’t be shocking to see that number increase.

how to see

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan

Rachel Barkley is a beat writer covering the Carolina Hurricanes for Carolina Hockey Now on SportsNote. Painting Stories…More About Rachel Barclay

home at last!

The Carolina Hurricanes will begin a two-game homestand, starting with a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. We better get used to watching them, too – this will be the first of three games against the Penguins this month, two of which will be on the same strange road trip for them.

The Penguins will be without some notable players in the tilt. They recently lost Justin Brazeau to an upper-body injury, while Evgeni Malkin is serving his five-game suspension for a hit to the head of Buffalo Sabers captain Rasmus Dahlin.

Additionally, Sidney Crosby is indeed alive – and may join the Penguins on their road trip (though questionable for Tuesday night’s game).

While the Hurricanes are currently leading the Eastern Conference, the Penguins are only eight points behind Carolina in the Metropolitan Division standings. The upcoming weeks will be a test for the Hurricanes, as five of the 11 remaining games in March will be against divisional rivals, and 10 will be against conference rivals.

Tuesday’s game is scheduled for 7:00 pm EDT.

The previous road trip proved to be hit and miss for Carolina, as they only managed to win two of four games and lost defenseman Shayne Gostisbeer, a key component of their power play.

finally they found it

In their return to Raleigh, the Hurricanes have (officially) added a new component to the team in the form of Nicolas Deslauriers – a grinder and enforcer. …You know, he might help solve some problems against the influx of rivals in the coming weeks!

Deslauriers was cheerful when meeting with the press on Monday and seemed excited to be traded to the Hurricanes.

“My background is from signing here about four years ago, so it’s kind of a reunion,” he said after practice.

“Obviously, I got here pretty early – I was almost the first guy here – but, you know, I got to have a meeting with Rod and all the coaching staff.”

A father of four children, he also praised the family aspect of the Hurricanes organization.

“You just understand that it’s all about us; it’s all about family. [Brind’Amour]The first question was ‘How’s my family doing’, ‘If they’re coming down’…It’s an easy transition for me, and we’ll bring the family here at some point.’

what’s happening on the net

After some struggles with the puck during the road trip, Brandon Busey was seen working hard while practicing stickhandling during practice on Monday. That being said, Frederik Andersen had the starter’s crease and thus, the same is expected to be the case against the Penguins. Anderson has a save percentage of .873 this season, with a 9-11-5 record and a goals-against average of 3.16.

As for the Penguins, they have recently worked with a similar alternative tandem. If this pattern continues against the Hurricanes, Stuart Skinner will be in net. His save percentage this season is .890, including a goals-against average of 2.74 in a 19-13-7 record.

Expected Carolina Hurricane Lines

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook

William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson

protect

Jacob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller – Shawn Walker

Mike Reilly – Alexander Nikishin

goaltender

Frederick Anderson / Brandon Bussey

expected penguin lines

Igor Chinakhov – Ricard Raquel – Brian Rust

Anthony Mantha – Tommy Novak – Ville Koivunen

Elmer Soderblom – Ben Kindel – Avery Hayes

Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte – Noel Acciari

protect

Parker Wotherspoon – Eric Carlson

Ryan Shea – Kris Letang

Samuel Girard – Ilya Solovyov

goaltender

Stuart Skinner / Artur Silo

special teams

Carolina Hurricanes power play: 22.5% (11th, up one spot from last game)
Carolina Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 79.4% (14th)

Pittsburgh Penguins Power Play: 25.3% (6th)
Pittsburgh Penguins Penalty Kill: 84.4% (2nd)

storm game notes

After practice on Monday, Brind’Amour was unable to provide an update on Gostisbehere, saying he did not yet know the severity of the injury.

Brind’Amour also said he was unsure when Deslauriers could get into the lineup, though he described it as a good problem to have.

The Hurricanes are 4-2-0 since returning from the Olympic break.

how to see

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan

Rachel Barkley is a beat writer covering the Carolina Hurricanes for Carolina Hockey Now on SportsNote. Painting Stories…More About Rachel Barclay

Much like Jack Hughes and Team USA faced Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the New Jersey Devils (28-28-2) visited the Pittsburgh Penguins (29-15-2) without Sidney Crosby.

Crosby was injured in Canada’s semi-final match against Finland and could not mount a tough challenge in the gold medal game. As a result, the Penguins placed him on injured reserve, and he would be absent for approximately four weeks.

The Devils are chasing the Penguins head-to-head in an unlikely quest for the playoffs. As the NHL schedule resumes after another boring, punchless loss last night, the Devils will be looking to find any kind of score tonight against Pittsburgh.

Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.

What to Know vs Penguins

– The Devils and Steel City face off for the second of four matches this season after the Jersey side defeated the Pens in a 2-1 shootout win at the Rock on November 8.

-Arseny Gritsyuk scored the only goal in regulation against Pittsburgh on November 8, while Paul Cotter (GDG) and Jesper Bratt both scored in the shootout round.

-Jake Allen got the win between the pipes against Pittsburgh and stopped both of Pittsburgh’s shootout attempts.

—Bratt has 28 career points (8G-20A) in 31 career games against Pittsburgh, the second-most points of his career against a single opponent (vs. PHI – 29).

—Looking Back…Dawson Mercer earned his first career NHL hat trick against Pittsburgh in April of 2022–23.

-In points… Nico Hischier is first in the NHL with 687 face-off wins this season, while Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby is second with 649 face-off wins in 2025-26, per Jan. 7.

—The Devils and Penguins have both recorded three games without a win.

2025-26 vs penguins

11/8/25 SOW 2-1 Prudential Center

1/8/26 L 4-1 PPG Paints Arena

2/26/26 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena

4/9/26 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center

devils vs penguins

All-time record: 131-112-17-6

All-time home record: 70-49-13-2

All-time road record: 61-63-4-3

Projected Devils Lineup*

Ahead

Timo Meyer – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Jasper Bratt – Jack Hughes – Connor Brown

Arseny Gritsyuk – Cody Glass – Lenny Haminaho

Paul Couture – Nick Bjugstad – Maxim Tsyplyakov

defenseman

Brett Pesce – Jonathan Kovacevic

Jonas Seigenthaler – Dougie Hamilton

Brendan Dillon – Simon Nemec

goaltender

jacob markstrom

jake allen

*Lineup is subject to change

Current injuries: Jack McEwen (upper body, out for the season), Luke Hughes (separated shoulder).

2025-26 Total man-games lost: 263

Projected Penguins Lineup*

Ahead

Avery Hayes – Ricard Raquel – Ben Kindel

Igor Chinakhov – Tommy Novak – Evgeni Malkin

Anthony Mantha – Ben Kindel – Justin Brazeau

Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte – Noel Acciari

defenseman

Parker Wotherspoon – Eric Carlson

Samuel Girard – Kris Letang

Ryan Shea – Connor Clifton

goaltender

stuart skinner

artur silov

*Lineup is subject to change

How to watch the Devils game – 7:00 pm ET

See: MSGSN

Radio: Devils Hockey Net

next up

Saturday, February 28 at St. Louis 5:00 PM
Tuesday, March 3 vs. Florida, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 4 vs. Toronto, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 7 vs. NY Rangers, 3:00 PM
Sunday, March 8 vs. St. Louis, 5:00 PM

James is the fully certified New Jersey Devils beat reporter for New Jersey Hockey Now on SportsNote and … More about James Nicholls