Sunday evening the Pittsburgh Penguins faced off at the Carolina Hurricanes for the second of four meetings this season. The 1st period was a quiet one. The Penguins had two power play chances and couldn’t convert on either. The period would end tied at 0-0. As the 2nd period would get underway, the Hurricanes would get a power play and make the Penguins pay for it. Derek Stepan would put one past Casey DeSmith making the score 0-1 for the Hurricanes. The 2nd period would be full of special teams, with both side receiving three minor penalties each. Only one of the power plays would result in a goal. Five seconds into the Hurricanes fourth penalty of the night, Rickard Rakell would redirect a pass from Evgeni Malkin to tie the game 1-1. The remainder of the period would play out evenly. Early in the 3rd, Kasperi Kapanen entered the Hurricane zone. Passing it to Brock McGinn who would take a slap shot to put the Penguins up 2-1. Shortly after, Brady Skjei would even the score at 2. With six minutes left, Jordan Staal would tap one last goal past the Penguins into the net giving the Hurricanes a 3-2 victory.
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