{"id":517492,"date":"2026-03-22T23:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/517492\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T23:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:38:13","slug":"penguins-penalty-kill-implode-in-5-1-loss-to-hurricanes-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/517492\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins, penalty kill implode in 5-1 loss to Hurricanes \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">For the third time in 13 days, the <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> (35-19-16) and <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/carolina-hurricanes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> (45-19-6) clashed in a battle of the two top teams in the Metropolitan Division, but this one was all Carolina. The Penguins\u2019 top-ranked penalty kill failed them on Sunday afternoon, allowing three Hurricanes power play goals in route to a 5-1 loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It was the Penguins\u2019 first regulation loss against a Metropolitan Division opponent since October 25 and broke an 18-game points streak against division foes. The Penguins\u2019 record against the Metropolitan Division now sits at a still-impressive 11-2-9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Just 25 seconds into the game, Pittsburgh defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/ryan-graves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Graves<\/a>, slotting in for the injured Ryan Shea, took a tripping penalty and the Hurricanes wasted no time converting. At the 47 second mark of the first, <a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/sebastian-aho\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Aho<\/a> (25) wristed a puck from just above the top of the left circle that deflected off Connor Dewar\u2019s stick, bounced between the legs of teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/jordan-staal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Staal<\/a> in front, and past Penguins\u2019 netminder <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/stuart-skinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Skinner<\/a> to give Carolina the early 1-0 lead. While the Penguins were thoroughly outplayed in the first and outshot 9-5, they escaped only being down by one. They would not be so lucky in the second period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/penguins-penalty-kill-implode-listless-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/penguins-penalty-kill-implode-listless-effort\/\">Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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