Overview
- Carolina (24-11-3, 51 points) visits Pittsburgh (16-12-9, 41 points) at 7:00 p.m. ET in the clubs’ first meeting of the season.
- The Hurricanes ruled backup Pyotr Kochetkov likely out for the season after surgery, are missing top scorer Seth Jarvis week-to-week, and had Shayne Gostisbehere scratched Monday with a groin issue as Jaccob Slavin remains on injured reserve.
- Pittsburgh added winger Yegor Chinakhov in a trade with Columbus and plans to place defenseman Ryan Graves on waivers to open a roster spot, per team reporters.
- Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson was kept out of practice for precautionary reasons after reduced minutes in Sunday’s win, reflecting ongoing minute management for veterans.
- Carolina, lauded for league-best 5-on-5 puck control, beat the Rangers 3-2 in overtime Monday on Jackson Blake’s deflection, while Pittsburgh is coming off a 7-3 win in Chicago featuring Justin Brazeau’s first NHL hat trick and two goals from Bryan Rust.