NHL Game Center: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 1/5/2025

Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-6, 40 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (23-14-2, 48 pts)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Sunday, January 5
Time: 6:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+ / SN PT / FDSS
Radio:
Pittsburgh Penguins – 105.9 The X
Carolina Hurricanes – The Fan 99.9 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 ML +170
Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 ML -200
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Wild travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes tonight after a 4-3 shootout win in Washington. Minnesota is the best road team in the NHL, with a 14-3-3 record in away games this season. The Wild have won two in a row after struggling with some inconsistency and going 5-5-0 in their last ten games.

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

Tonight is the first meeting between these two teams this season. Carolina has been one of the best home teams in the NHL, with a 14-4-0 record. With Minnesota being a great road team and the Canes’ ability to defend their home turf, something has to give. Carolina has won four of their last five games and is 12-4-1 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponents. 

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Glass
Beauvillier-Hayes-O’Connor
Nieto-Lizotte-Acciari

Pickering-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Pettersson-Joseph

Jarry
Nedeljkovic

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:

Roslovic-Aho-Jarvis
Svechnikov-Kotkaniemi-Necas
Carrier-Staal-Martinook
Robinson-Drury-Blake

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Smith-Walker

Tokarski
Kochetkov

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby has points in four of his last five games, including a four-point game against the Flyers in a 7-3 victory. The future Hall of Fame pivot leads the Penguins with 42 points (11g, 31a) in 40 games. Crosby has been held scoreless in the two previous meetings against Carolina.

Carolina Hurricanes

Seth Jarvis has gone seven games without a goal but has five assists in his last four games. Jarvis has 26 points (9g, 17a) in 32 games for the Hurricanes and had one assist in the two games against the Penguins this season.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Kris Letang – Game Time Decision
RW Philip Tomasino – OUT

Carolina Hurricanes

G Frederik Andersen – OUT
D Shayne Gostisbehere – OUT
C Tyson Jost – OUT
D Joakim Ryan – IR
D Riley Stillman – IR (Non-Roster)
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR

Next Game:

Pittsburgh Penguins – January 7 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Carolina Hurricanes – January 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning

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