Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes — March 18, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 in overtime on March 18, 2026. The Carolina Hurricanes controlled play with 64.3% Corsi and generated 12.02 expected goals compared to 9.07 from the Pittsburgh Penguins at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Carolina Hurricanes created 14 high-danger scoring chances compared to 13 from the Pittsburgh Penguins at 5-on-5. Erik Karlsson scored 2 goals. Noel Acciari was the most dangerous skater with 2.48 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Carolina Hurricanes outshot the Pittsburgh Penguins 44-35 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes progressed on Mar 18, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

PIT5 - 6CAR (OT)

Mar 18, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
CAR	P1	31	19	62.0	25	14	64.1	15	12	55.6	17	17	50.0	6	10	37.5	1.79	1.72	51.1	1	0	100.0
	P2	24	11	68.6	19	9	67.9	14	7	66.7	17	9	65.4	6	2	75.0	1.52	0.74	67.2	1	1	50.0
	P3	26	19	57.8	20	16	55.6	14	13	51.9	17	15	53.1	5	3	62.5	1.72	1.31	56.8	3	4	42.9
	OT	1	3	25.0	1	3	25.0	1	3	25.0	1	3	25.0	0	1	0.0	0.06	0.28	16.8	1	0	100.0
	Total	82	52	61.2	65	42	60.7	44	35	55.7	52	44	54.2	17	16	51.5	5.09	4.05	55.7	6	5	54.5
PIT	P1	19	31	38.0	14	25	35.9	12	15	44.4	17	17	50.0	10	6	62.5	1.72	1.79	48.9	0	1	0.0
	P2	11	24	31.4	9	19	32.1	7	14	33.3	9	17	34.6	2	6	25.0	0.74	1.52	32.8	1	1	50.0
	P3	19	26	42.2	16	20	44.4	13	14	48.1	15	17	46.9	3	5	37.5	1.31	1.72	43.2	4	3	57.1
	OT	3	1	75.0	3	1	75.0	3	1	75.0	3	1	75.0	1	0	100.0	0.28	0.06	83.2	0	1	0.0
	Total	52	82	38.8	42	65	39.3	35	44	44.3	44	52	45.8	16	17	48.5	4.05	5.09	44.3	5	6	45.5

Win Probability

CAR Favored

PIT Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

CAR

PIT

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

PIT Attempts

CAR Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

PIT ShootCAR Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Hit

Hit Taken

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (CAR) performed against every skater on the away team (PIT) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = CAR players, Columns = PIT players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the CAR player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

CAR ↓ / PIT →	Malkin	Crosby	Acciari	Novak	Dewar	Kindel	Soderblom	Rakell	Mantha	Rust	Chinakhov	Brazeau	Karlsson	Wotherspoon	Letang	Clifton	Shea	Solovyov
Staal	55	67	100	63	100	0	100	33	0	33	60	—	29	67	41	92	50	88
Aho	43	67	100	25	100	0	100	62	43	61	40	0	61	68	55	100	60	100
Jarvis	43	71	60	33	56	0	50	67	50	67	50	0	67	68	56	50	71	43
Stankoven	—	67	57	100	54	71	38	67	71	50	100	68	25	27	75	67	69	91
Martinook	53	33	—	64	100	100	—	20	14	20	67	—	18	67	43	91	36	88
Ehlers	62	67	100	63	—	0	—	67	20	50	63	0	33	71	35	92	33	89
Hall	—	67	55	100	58	80	50	67	81	50	100	81	33	30	90	67	82	91
Jankowski	0	50	56	0	59	0	60	25	0	25	0	0	56	71	67	14	100	17
Carrier	—	—	58	—	58	—	60	—	50	—	0	0	67	57	86	14	100	17
Robinson	—	100	77	100	75	100	83	—	50	—	50	—	80	67	86	33	100	50
Blake	0	67	57	100	60	67	50	67	71	50	50	68	25	27	73	67	69	91
Svechnikov	33	64	100	50	100	0	100	62	67	61	50	0	58	67	75	100	60	100
Miller	63	89	59	70	53	75	54	70	55	67	67	100	67	53	63	63	68	82
Slavin	18	57	67	17	67	50	100	48	42	45	17	50	40	56	29	100	17	100
Chatfield	17	59	75	33	80	40	100	50	42	48	25	40	42	56	45	83	44	83
Walker	65	83	78	73	78	80	83	67	58	67	71	100	67	70	61	92	65	100
Nikishin	—	0	50	100	50	58	47	0	58	0	100	62	67	42	67	39	67	50
Reilly	—	50	67	100	71	58	71	50	58	50	100	62	71	75	75	50	71	55