Hurricanes Game 70: Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch vs. Penguins

James Guillory-Imagn Images For the third time in twelve days, the Carolina Hurricanes will face the Pittsburgh Penguins, but this time, in PPG Paints Arena for a matinee match at 3:00 PM EDT. The two latest games between them have been some of the most entertaining games this season. In those recent matchups, victory was claimed by Carolina in overtime, but Pittsburgh still held on for a pair of key points late in the regular season against the Metropolitan Division leader.

You can read all about their March 10th game here , and their March 18th game here – it’s worth it! As an enjoyer of both teams, I can’t deny that I’m loving this – and I know several fans from both fanbases who are, too. This rivalry sparking up so close to the postseason, bringing that playoff energy, has been incredible.

Interestingly, in each of their games since their last meeting, both the Hurricanes and Penguins had to fight for the two points in overtime, with Carolina defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to a wrister from Alexander Nikishin, and Pittsburgh getting through the shootout with the winning shot coming from the stick of Sidney Crosby. In the Crease Sunday, we will likely see the same goaltender matchup as we have in all three of their games with each other this season. If the alternating tandem continues as expected for the Hurricanes, Frederik Andersen will get the start for Carolina.

This season, he has a save percentage of . 872, with a goals against average of 3. 19 across a 12-11-5 record.