NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Carolina Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Penguins overnight into Wednesday, December 30
01:00
Swedish time
in 52 days and 3 hours
Local time: 19:00, Tuesday, December 29
Carolina Hurricanes visit Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena overnight into Wednesday, December 30. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Hurricanes are 1st in the Metropolitan with 28 points from 18 games, while Penguins are 7th in the Metropolitan with 12 points from 16. It is meeting 2 of 4 between the teams this season. 4 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| CAR | Comparison | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Points | 12 |
| 18 | Games | 16 |
| 13-3-2 | W-L-OT | 5-9-2 |
| 1st Metropolitan | In the division | 7th Metropolitan |
| 1st | In the NHL | 29th |
| 3.83 | Goals per game | 3.19 |
| 2.39 | Against per game | 3.63 |
| +26 | Goal difference | -7 |
| 7-2-1 | Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| W1 | Streak | L3 |
| 8-2-1 | Road / home this year | 4-3-1 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | 2 days |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
CAR47 %79 wins
PIT47 %79 wins
Even: the teams have won about as often.11 ties (6 %)
CAR@PIT
5–1March 22, 2026 · 7mo ago
3Swedes in actionPIT@CAROT
5–6March 19, 2026 · 7mo ago
3Swedes in action2 G3 A5 P
PIT@CARSO
4–5March 11, 2026 · 8mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P
CAR@PIT
1–5December 31, 2025 · 10mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G4 A4 P
PIT@CAROT
3–4January 6, 2025 · 1y ago
3Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P