However, on the wrong end of trends for Carolina, it would be a second straight night of allowing their opponents to get their first goal of the night on the power play. Rickard Rakell tipped home an Evgeni Malkin setup in the slot, sending the game to the third tied at 1-1.
Then, 5:03 into the third, Pittsburgh then earned their first lead of the night.
Former Hurricane Brock McGinn capitalized on a failed drop pass by the home side in their attacking end, putting home a setup from Kasperi Kapanen at the other end of the ice.
The Penguins' lead would last just 3:14 though, as Brady Skjei pulled the contest back even.
Another board battle won by Carolina allowed the defenseman to fit a shot through traffic, giving him his 12th even strength goal of the calendar year. Only three defensemen in all of the NHL have more since January 1.
Just over five minutes later the home team was able to add another though, this time putting them back in front for good.
What began as possession in the offensive zone for Carolina quickly became a scramble after a failed shot from the point, but the puck found its way to Jesper Fast's tape, who then fed one across the crease to Jordan Staal for the eventual game-winner.
