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Penguins’ struggles continue with shootouts

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By Tribune-Review
1 Min Read March 11, 2026 | 7 hours ago
| Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:13 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) tries to control the puck in front of Pittsburgh Penguins’ Avery Hayes (85) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP)

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, 5-4, in a shootout at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.

The result dropped their record in shootouts to 1-10 this season, by far the worst such mark in franchise history since the NHL introduced the shootout in 2005.

Here is a look at the Penguins’ year-by-year record in shootouts.

2005-06 – 1-6

2006-07 – 10-6

2007-08 – 7-4

2008-09 – 6-6

2009-10 – 8-2

2010-11 – 10-3

2011-12 – 9-3

2012-13 – 3-0

2013-14 – 7-3

2014-15 – 4-6

2015-16 – 4-4

2016-17 – 4-5

2017-18 – 2-2

2018-19 – 2-3

2019-20 – 3-0

2020-21 – 3-1

2021-22 – 3-7

2022-23 – 1-1

2023-24 – 2-3

2024-25 – 1-6

2025-26 – 1-10

“You want to do better for sure,” Penguins forward Sidney Crosby said in Cranberry on Dec. 11. “But you’ve just got to stay with it.”


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