Pittsburgh’s PK holds strong, punctuated at the end by Alex Nedeljkovic reading the play and moving laterally to square up on a Martin Necas long one timer from the left. With five minutes to go, Erik Karlsson got penalized for a hold while jostling on the rush for the refs to send the Canes to their second power play of the night. Third periodĬompetitive third with both teams pushing for the all-important late go-ahead goal that would likely tip the balance in their favor.

Shots are 12-10 Hurricanes in the second period, and they found the tying goal along the way. Guentzel gets a punch to the face for a fourth Pittsburgh power play but rinse and repeat with the others.

Take 'em any way you can get 'em ‍♂️ /M3yxMRwvZB- Carolina Hurricanes December 22, 2023 Teuvo Teravainen’s rebound bounces around off Kris Letang and slowly slides into the net. They get a few looks with shots by Crosby and Guentzel, but no dice.Ĭarolina gets back to their pressure and puck control game, pinning the Pens in the zone for the longest time and they finally get the puck into the net. The Pens get another chance when Jack Drury has to hold Crosby back.

But Stefan Noesen opens the door for a change when he trips John Ludvig in the Carolina offensive zone to yield the second Pittsburgh power play of the night. The structured play continues, with the Hurricanes seeming to figure out and wear on the Penguins a little by taking the first three shots of the period in the opening five minutes. Nice job by Crosby and Noel Acciari defensively to break up passes, block shots and disrupt the Canes’ attempts. Only nine total shots in the first period, 5-4 in favor of Pittsburgh in a very structured opening 20 minutes. The teams trade power plays, but both penalty kills are there to do their jobs. : or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ /aAs40IvrtY- NHL December 22, 2023 A SLICK feed from and Sid's up to 19 on the year.

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