Pittsburgh Penguins (8-7, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (9-7, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes after Bryan Rust's two-goal game against the New Jersey Devils in the Penguins' 5-2 loss.
Carolina is 2-2-0 against the Metropolitan Division and 9-7 overall. The Hurricanes are 4-1-0 in one-goal games.
Pittsburgh is 8-7 overall and 2-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins have scored 53 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 10th in league play.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has four goals and nine assists for the Hurricanes. Teuvo Teravainen has five goals over the past 10 games.
Sidney Crosby has 10 goals and 10 assists for the Penguins. Rust has scored five goals with six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-4-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Penguins: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, six assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting).
Penguins: Mark Pysyk: out (lower-body), Will Butcher: out (undisclosed), Alex Nedeljkovic: out (lower-body).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
