Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Boston Bruins	3	29-37-16
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	52-22-8

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	2	0	3
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	15	4	28
Carolina Hurricanes	15	7	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:21	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (21)	Brad Boyes (29), Hal Gill (8)	Even strength	BOS 1, CAR 0
1st	11:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Oleg Tverdovsky (3)	Eric Staal (40), Erik Cole (29)	Even strength	BOS 1, CAR 1
2nd	05:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward (5)	Rod Brind'Amour (27), Matt Cullen (16)	Even strength	BOS 1, CAR 2
2nd	11:30	Boston Bruins	David Tanabe (3)	P.J. Axelsson (18), Travis Green (10)	Even strength	BOS 2, CAR 2
2nd	11:53	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (18)	Glen Murray (19), Wayne Primeau (8)	Even strength	BOS 3, CAR 2
3rd	03:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (10)	Cory Stillman (40), Cam Ward (2)	Power play	BOS 3, CAR 3
3rd	15:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward (6)	Niklas Nordgren (2), Doug Weight (34)	Even strength	BOS 3, CAR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		10:12
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		16:15
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		17:21
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	52.6%	17:52
Number 23 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:00
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	50%	19:31
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	-1	4	4	0	0		18:52
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:46
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	65%	23:13
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	64.3%	16:39
Number 83 P. Leahy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	50%	09:45
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		25:10
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		24:02
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	4		16:20
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:01
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	2		15:40
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	3		18:37
Number 68 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	5		17:39

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	29	25	4	.862	58:55	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	2	0		15:13
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		19:52
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	1	0	42.9%	19:15
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	1		17:24
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	08:55
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	32.1%	24:41
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	0		19:25
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:19
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	57.1%	14:59
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0		12:50
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	19:05
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		14:55
Number 4 A. Ward	D	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	4	0		19:04
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		19:08
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3	0		19:27
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2	0		15:46
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:23
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:19

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	28	25	3	.893	59:45	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:14	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
1st	16:17	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Tripping	2
1st	18:22	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Cross checking	2
2nd	04:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Holding	2
2nd	04:43	Boston Bruins	Brian Leetch	Tripping	2
2nd	17:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Doug Weight	Hooking	2
2nd	19:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Interference	2
3rd	01:23	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	01:47	Boston Bruins	Milan Jurcina	High sticking	2
3rd	06:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
3rd	12:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Niklas Nordgren	Tripping	2
3rd	15:56	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Interference goalkeeper	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Blaine Angus, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Michel Cormier
Boston Bruins scratches: Tom Fitzgerald, Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Nickulas, Brad Isbister, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Hannu Toivonen, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Josef Vasicek, Andrew Hutchinson, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Anton Babchuk, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd

Every Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Oct 26, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sun, Feb 5, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 18, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Nashville Predators 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
St. Louis Blues 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 1, 2006