Penguins Game 6, Hurricanes Coming; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch

The Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2-0) are fresh from a wild win on Wednesday and will reset against structured division rivals, the Carolina Hurricanes (1-1-0), Friday at PPG Paints Arena.

The puck drops just after 7 p.m.

The Penguins survived a chaotic game largely created by their own mistakes, a furious comeback, more mistakes, and another comeback on Wednesday when they beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in overtime. The game featured a pair of historic milestones: Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th goal, and Sidney Crosby registered his 1600th point.

Crosby became only the 10th player in NHL history to reach that plateau.

“And you know he’s not done,” said Penguins defenseman Kris Letang Friday.

The game also featured the next chapter of the Penguins’ unfolding goaltending saga. Coach Mike Sullivan pulled starter Tristan Jarry midway through the first period after Jarry allowed three goals in the first 11:33. Joel Blomqvist replaced Jarry and stopped 28 of 30 shots, including numerous breakaways and odd-man breaks.

Sullivan tapped Blomqvist to start Friday while admitting Jarry’s struggles.

Read More: Penguins Tap Blomqvist as Starter; Sullivan Admits Jarry Issues

Carolina is playing just its third game this season because their second game against the Tampa Bay Lightning was postponed due to Hurricane Milton. The Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday. Ten Carolina players recorded points on Tuesday, but none more than one.

Goalie Pytor Kochetkov stopped 24 of 26 shots for the win. However, Frederik Andersen will start Friday.

Penguins Lines

Anthony Beauvillier-Sidney Crosby-Bryan Rust

Michael Bunting-Evgeni Malkin-Rickard Rakell

Drew O’Connor-Lars Eller-Jesse Puljujarvi

Kevin Hayes-Cody Glass-Noel Acciari

Defense

Matt Grzelcyk-Kris Letang

Marcus Pettersson-Erik Karlsson

Ryan Graves-Jack St. Ivany

Goalie: Joel Blomqvist

Hurricanes Lines

Andrei Svechnikov-Sebastian Aho-Seth Jarvis

Jack Roslovic-Jesper Kotkaniemi-Martin Necas

Jordan Martinhook-Jordan Staal-William Carrier

Eric Robinson-Jack Drury-Jackson Blake

Defense

Jaccob Slavin-Brent Burns

Shayne Gostisbehere-Sean Walker

Dmitry Orlov-Jalen Chatfield

Goalie: Frederik Andersen

Special Teams

Penguins Power Play: 4-for-15, 26.7%. 11th. Penguins Penalty Kill: 2-for-13. 84.6% 10th.

Hurricanes Power Play: 0-for-5. 0%. 30th. Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 3-for-9,66.7% 28th.

Penguins Game Notes

*Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th goal Wednesday, and Sidney Crosby registered three points, including his 1600th point. Crosby now trails Joe Sakic by 39 points for ninth on the all-time scoring list.

*The Penguins have points in five consecutive home games against Carolina (3-0- 2), but eight of the last 11 games between Pittsburgh and Carolina have been one-goal games.

How to Watch

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Radio: 105.9 The X