Carolina 5, Pittsburgh 1

First Period_1, Carolina, Aho 25 (Jarvis), 0:47 (pp). Penalties_Graves, PIT (Tripping), 0:25.

Second Period_2, Carolina, Ehlers 21 (Jarvis, Nikishin), 6:24 (pp). 3, Carolina, Chatfield 2 (Robinson), 9:15. 4, Carolina, Jarvis 29 (Ehlers, Svechnikov), 17:20 (pp). Penalties_Girard, PIT (Cross Checking), 5:24; Reilly, CAR (Tripping), 10:40; Mantha, PIT (Roughing), 16:39; Malkin, PIT (Tripping), 16:39; Hall, CAR (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 16:39.

Third Period_5, Pittsburgh, Chinakhov 16 (Crosby, Rust), 14:56. 6, Carolina, Jankowski 8 (Stankoven, Blake), 18:56 (en). Penalties_Karlsson, PIT (Slashing), 7:28; Martinook, CAR (Holding Stick), 9:24; Wotherspoon, PIT (Roughing), 9:24; Soderblom, PIT (High Sticking), 12:40; Reilly, CAR (Tripping), 19:22.

Shots on Goal_Carolina 9-10-7_26. Pittsburgh 5-6-8_19.

Power-play opportunities_Carolina 3 of 5; Pittsburgh 0 of 2.

Goalies_Carolina, Andersen 13-11-5 (19 shots-18 saves). Pittsburgh, Skinner 20-14-9 (25-21).

A_18,048 (18,387). T_2:35.

Referees_Justin Kea, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen_Kyle Flemington, James Tobias.