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Penguins Fall 3-2 Against Carolina - Game Recap

The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.

The Hurricanes were a -101 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Martin Necas, Brett Pesce, and Andrei Svechnikov each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Necas opened the scoring for Carolina.

Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 30-save effort for the Hurricanes.

Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel, and Sidney Crosby in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Tristan Jarry stopped 36 of 39 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 0-for-2, while the Penguins were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 39-32.

Carolina heads into a battle against the Blues. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.