The Pittsburgh Penguins (8-7) bring a four-game road winning streak into a matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes (9-7) on Saturday, November 18 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSO, and SportsNet PT.
Hurricanes vs. Penguins Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Hurricanes and Penguins Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Hurricanes Insights
- The Hurricanes’ 51 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 13th in the league.
- The Hurricanes rank 19th in goals against, giving up 52 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-1) ranks 18th in the league.
- The 14 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season are seventh-best in the NHL (on 58 power-play chances).
- The Hurricanes rank ninth in the league with a 24.14% power-play conversion rate.
- The four shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season lead the NHL.
- The Hurricanes’ 78.57% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.
- The Hurricanes win 51.2% of their faceoffs to rank 12th in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes shoot 9.3% as a team (24th in the league).
- The Hurricanes have shut out opponents twice this season. As a team, they are averaging 12.6 hits and 10.3 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi has been important to Carolina’s offense this season, putting up 13 points in 16 games.
- Sebastian Aho has four goals and nine assists for Carolina to compile 13 total points (0.8 per game).
- On 31 shots (for two goals) and 10 assists, Brady Skjei has recorded 12 points this season.
- Across five games played, Pyotr Kochetkov has a goaltending record of 1-4-0. During those games, he’s allowed 14 goals while recording 100 saves.
Hurricanes Injuries
Frederik Andersen: Blood Clotting (Out)
Penguins Insights
- With 53 goals (3.5 per game), the Penguins have the NHL’s 10th-best offense.
- The Penguins have one of the best defenses in the NHL, giving up 42 total goals (2.8 per game), ninth in the NHL.
- Their +11 goal differential is seventh-best in the league.
- The Penguins have seven power-play goals (25th in NHL) on 42 chances.
- The Penguins have the NHL’s 24th-ranked power-play percentage (16.67).
- In terms of shorthanded goal, the Penguins have one.
- At 85.11, the Penguins have the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Penguins win 55.3% of faceoffs, second-best in the NHL.
- The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Penguins is 17th in the league.
- This season, the Penguins have shut out their opponents four times.
Penguins Key Players
- Sidney Crosby’s 10 goals and 10 assists in 15 games for Pittsburgh add up to 20 total points on the season.
- Jake Guentzel is one of the impact players on offense for Pittsburgh with 19 total points (1.3 per game), with six goals and 13 assists in 15 games.
- Evgeni Malkin’s eight goals and nine assists add up to 17 points this season.
- Alex Nedeljkovic is 1-1-0 in two games this season, conceding 6 goals (3.0 goals against average) with 63 saves and a .900 save percentage (35th in the league).
Penguins Injuries
Alex Nedeljkovic: Lower Body (Out), Mark Pysyk: Lower Body (Out), Will Butcher: Undisclosed (Out)