The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 last night at PPG Paints Arena. Jean-Sebastian Dea scored the game-winning goal. It was his first NHL goal. Dominick Simon and Jake Guentzel added goals. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made his third consecutive start in net and stopped 34 of 35 shots. Sidney Crosby had an assist, and now has a point in eight consecutive games.
The victory gives the Pens 55 points and ties them for fourth place with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the very tight Metropolitan Division. The Pens are one point out of second place and will face Minnesota tomorrow night.