Penguins at Hurricanes 3/19/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:16 AM ET

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to snap a two-game losing streak on Tuesday when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes. The Penguins were defeated in overtime by the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Sunday when the Flyers scored the winning goal with just three seconds left in the extra period. Teddy Blueger was Pittsburgh’s lone goal scorer.

Carolina looks for its second straight victory when hosting the Penguins on Tuesday. The Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday 4-2 in their most recent outing. Justin Williams, Jordan Staal, Lucas Wallmark, and Andrei Svechinikov scored goals for the Hurricanes in the win, while Curtis McElhinney made 35 saves in net.
Jake Guentzel is the team leader for Pittsburgh in goals scored with 36. Sidney Crosby leads in assists with 59 and points with 92. Goaltender Matt Murray is 24-12-4 with a 2.83 goals against average and .916 save percentage. Pittsburgh is 5th in goals scored per game at 3.40 and 15th in goals against at 2.99.

Sebastian Aho is the Carolina leader in goals scored with 30, in assists with 48 and points with 78. Goalie Curtis McElhinney is 18-8-2 with a goals against average of 2.50 and a save percentage of .916. Carolina is 15th in goals scored per game at 2.97 and 7th in goals against at 2.73.

The Penguins have dominated the Hurricanes in this matchup winning 10 of the last 13 overall against Carolina and 5 of the last 6 on the Hurricanes’ home ice. The visiting team (Pens) has won 4 of the last 5 meetings. Pittsburgh is 11-5 in its last 16 versus Metropolitan division opponents. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 5-3.

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