RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Chris Kunitz beat Cam Ward on the 12th shot of a shootout to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night and continue their early season road success.
Evgeni Malkin and Michael Rupp scored goals for the Penguins, who improved to 5-0 on the road to set a franchise record for most consecutive road wins to open a season. Pittsburgh had won its first four twice before, the last time coming two seasons ago, but bested that with its fifth straight win against the Hurricanes.
Ray Whitney scored twice for Carolina, helping the Hurricanes rally from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime.
It was the first meeting between the teams since last season's Eastern Conference finals, which Pittsburgh swept by a combined score of 20-9 on the way to the Stanley Cup.
