Pittsburgh 5, Carolina 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Thor Nelson, Jay Sharrers
Attendance:
17168
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Penguins 5, Hurricanes 3: Beau Bennett and Evgeni Malkin scored 13 seconds apart midway through the third period to lift visiting Pittsburgh to its first Atlantic Division title in five years.
Pascal Dupuis had two assists and an empty-net goal, defenseman Robert Bortuzzo scored his second career goal and Brenden Morrow added his first with the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins, who won their 30th game. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 shots.
Defensemen Joe Corvo and Bobby Sanguinetti scored in the first period and Riley Nash added one in the third for Carolina, which lost its eighth straight home game. The Hurricanes have one win in their last 14 contests (1-12-1) and have lost six in a row overall.
Nash flipped a rebound past Fleury on his backhand from the slot two minutes into the third period to give Carolina a 3-2 lead. Bennett’s backhand shot from in close deflected off Hurricanes defenseman Jamie McBain to tie the game and Malkin poked a rebound from Jarome Iginla's shot past Justin Peters (28 saves) on the next rush.
Morrow capitalized on a Carolina turnover caused by former Hurricane Jussi Jokinen with 6:11 remaining in the first period, flicking a shot from the slot over Peters’ blocker while falling to his knees. The former Dallas Stars captain had not scored in 12 games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Carolina D Justin Faulk, who missed nine games with a sprained MCL, played 22:48 in his return to the lineup. He finished minus-3 with three shots on goal and four hits. ... Hurricanes C Tim Brent and LW Drayson Bowman were sidelined with lower-body injuries. ... Pittsburgh will face Tampa Bay and Florida to finish its three-game Southeast Division road trip. The Penguins are 14-5-0 away from the Steel City.
Top Game Performances
| Pittsburgh |
|
Carolina |
|
Pascal Dupuis 3 |
Points |
Joe Corvo 1 |
|
Pascal Dupuis 1 |
Goals |
Joe Corvo 1 |
|
Pascal Dupuis 2 |
Assists |
Chad Larose 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Joe Corvo 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Marc-Andre Fleury .893 |
Save Percentage |
Justin Peters .875 |
|
Marc-Andre Fleury 25 |
Saves |
Justin Peters 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Pittsburgh
|
33 |
5 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
9 |
24 |
| Carolina
|
28 |
3 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
11 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .364 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Penguins have a W/L % of .793 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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