Top Cheddar 2026-27

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · PPG Paints Arena

Hurricanes 1 at Penguins 5

Final

Three Stars

G 71OVR Stuart Skinner Penguins First Star 27 SV · .964 R 94OVR Anthony Mantha Penguins Second Star 2G · 3 SOG R 79OVR Justin Brazeau Penguins Third Star 1G · 1A · 3 SOG

Scoring

1st Period

  1. 3:46 Sidney Crosby (21) Rickard Rakell (9), Bryan Rust (18) · Snap CAR 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 16:07 Justin Brazeau (12) Brett Kulak (3) · Backhand CAR 0 – 2 PIT
  3. 17:12 Anthony Mantha (13) PPG Bryan Rust (19), Erik Karlsson (24) · Wrist CAR 0 – 3 PIT

2nd Period

  1. 15:08 Tommy Novak (7) Parker Wotherspoon (10), Erik Karlsson (25) · Wrist CAR 0 – 4 PIT
  2. 18:08 Anthony Mantha (14) Justin Brazeau (8), Tommy Novak (13) · Tip-in CAR 0 – 5 PIT
  3. 18:25 Mark Jankowski (2) Joel Nystrom (7), Mike Reilly (5) · Wrist CAR 1 – 5 PIT

3rd Period

No scoring

Carolina Hurricanes

Player G A SOG HIT BLK +/- TOI GS
Mike Reilly D 0 1 2 2 1 +1 17:47 0.93
Mark Jankowski L 1 0 2 0 1 0 13:29 0.85
Joel Nystrom D 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:54 0.75
Sean Walker D 0 0 4 0 1 -1 20:53 0.25
Logan Stankoven C 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:22 0.15
Eric Robinson L 0 0 3 3 1 -1 18:06 0.12
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 0 0 3 2 1 -1 17:13 0.07
Taylor Hall L 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:53 0.02
Jordan Staal C 0 0 1 1 1 -1 12:33 -0.02
Jalen Chatfield D 0 0 1 2 1 -1 19:17 -0.02
Sebastian Aho C 0 0 2 0 0 -1 13:52 -0.05
Nikolaj Ehlers L 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:28 -0.08
Jordan Martinook L 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12:31 -0.15
William Carrier L 0 0 1 6 0 -1 14:45 -0.18
Andrei Svechnikov R 0 0 3 1 0 -2 13:50 -0.18
Jackson Blake R 0 0 0 0 1 -1 15:28 -0.30
Alexander Nikishin D 0 0 0 2 2 -2 22:39 -0.30
K'Andre Miller D 0 0 1 1 2 -3 21:28 -0.42
Goalie DEC SA SV GA SV% TOI GS
Frederik Andersen L 28 23 5 .821 60:00 -1.45

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player G A SOG HIT BLK +/- TOI GS
Anthony Mantha R 2 0 3 0 0 +2 14:23 2.03
Erik Karlsson D 0 2 1 0 1 +3 19:40 1.88
Justin Brazeau R 1 1 3 1 1 +1 13:48 1.85
Tommy Novak C 1 1 2 0 1 +1 14:39 1.78
Bryan Rust R 0 2 1 0 1 +1 17:04 1.53
Sidney Crosby C 1 0 3 0 2 +2 18:22 1.48
Parker Wotherspoon D 0 1 2 2 0 +2 18:03 1.08
Rickard Rakell R 0 1 1 2 0 +1 17:07 0.80
Brett Kulak D 0 1 0 0 1 +1 21:58 0.63
Noel Acciari C 0 0 3 0 3 +1 16:28 0.53
Connor Dewar C 0 0 2 1 2 0 15:44 0.25
Ville Koivunen R 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:18 0.20
Jack St. Ivany D 0 0 0 4 3 0 18:06 0.10
Rutger McGroarty R 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:16 0.08
Ryan Shea D 0 0 1 2 0 0 17:33 0.08
Blake Lizotte C 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:21 0.02
Ben Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:38 0.00
Kris Letang D 0 0 2 2 1 0 22:32 0.00
Goalie DEC SA SV GA SV% TOI GS
Stuart Skinner W 28 27 1 .964 60:00 1.95