Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 29, 2026

Time TBDTuesday, Dec 29, 2026

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: PIT +11.9 pts

CARaway−11.8 pts

Back-to-back · 527 km travel

B2B vs rested PIT −9.3 pts
Backup likely (60%) −2.5 pts

PIThome+11.9 pts

2 days rest · 527 km travel

CAR on a B2B +9.3 pts
CAR backup likely (60%) +2.6 pts

PIT has the schedule edge (+11.9 pts net win probability): car on a b2b, car backup likely (60%), b2b vs rested pit, backup likely (60%).

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Carolina Hurricanes

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Pyotr Kochetkov60%
Brandon Bussi40%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: L 2–5 vs WSH · Oct 2

L1Ehlers – Svechnikov – Stankoven
6:10
L2Staal – Martinook – Carrier
5:17
L3Deslauriers – Jankowski – Robinson
4:16
L4Hall – Aho – Blake
4:08
D1Slavin – Chatfield
14:02
D2Walker – Miller
13:36
D3Gostisbehere – Legault
10:43
PP1Staal – Gostisbehere – Aho – Svechnikov – Blake
6:25

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Arturs Silovs97%
Sergei Murashov3%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 7–0 at PHI · Sep 30

L1Crosby – Rakell – Robertson
10:08
L2Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov
9:32
L3Dewar – Lizotte – Soderblom
7:10
L4Hallander – Lapierre – Koivunen
6:28
D1Girard – Korczak
14:31
D2Letang – van Riemsdyk
13:40
D3Karlsson – Carlile
11:08
PP1Crosby – Karlsson – Rakell – Novak – Chinakhov
4:41

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Game day: all games on Dec 29.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.