Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers

Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	52-22-8
at Philadelphia Flyers	3	45-26-11

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	0	0	0	2
Philadelphia Flyers	0	1	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	13	6	3	0	31
Philadelphia Flyers	10	15	7	3	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (21)	Rod Brind'Amour (30), Andrew Ladd (3)	Even strength	CAR 1, PHI 0
2nd	06:42	Philadelphia Flyers	R.J. Umberger (12)	Mike Richards (19), Jeff Carter (15)	Power play	CAR 1, PHI 1
2nd	17:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (12)	Chad LaRose (10), Matt Cullen (17)	Even strength	CAR 2, PHI 1
3rd	19:59	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer (6)	Mike Rathje (16), Mike Knuble (25)	Even strength	CAR 2, PHI 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Goal
1	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards	Saved
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Saved
2	Philadelphia Flyers	Petr Nedved	Saved
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Saved
3	Philadelphia Flyers	Peter Forsberg	Goal
4	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Saved
4	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Goal

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	77.8%	11:57
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		24:26
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	12.5%	24:28
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0		18:25
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	11:05
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:28
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	0	64.5%	28:39
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		07:22
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	30%	21:43
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		06:31
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		22:37
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		15:49
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	4		22:07
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	3		22:20
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		22:49
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		18:15
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		08:08
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:52

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	35	33	2	.943	65:00	OT loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0	0		20:54
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	12:06
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0	31.3%	19:44
Number 19 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:37
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	66.7%	18:22
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	38.9%	19:18
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		19:37
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0	100%	16:47
Number 27 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:53
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		11:14
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		05:56
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	2	0	70.6%	21:39
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		08:45
Number 3 M. Rathje	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	2	0		22:33
Number 29 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		11:45
Number 34 F. Meyer	D	1	0	1	0	4	3	2	1	0		21:53
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	3	0		28:37
Number 44 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	3	0		29:52

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	31	29	2	.936	64:36	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
1st	19:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Petr Nedved	Interference	2
2nd	04:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	High sticking	2
2nd	04:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	High sticking	2
2nd	09:37	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins	High sticking	2
2nd	10:10	Philadelphia Flyers	Joni Pitkanen	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	10:27	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	13:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Doug Weight	Slashing	2
3rd	08:21	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Rathje	Hooking	2
3rd	13:37	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	High sticking	2
OT	04:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Freddy Meyer	Holding	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Mike Leggo, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Amell
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Niklas Nordgren, Erik Cole, Josef Vasicek, Andrew Hutchinson, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Anton Babchuk, Kevin Nastiuk
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Keith Primeau, Chris Therien, Jamie Storr, Kim Johnsson, Michal Handzus, Pat Kavanagh, Ryan Ready, Eric Chouinard, David Printz, Josh Gratton, Wade Skolney, Matt Ellison, Ben Eager, Stefan Ruzicka, Alexandre Picard

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 8	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 28, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 29, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 17, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Mar 8, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 8, 2006
New York Rangers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 8, 2006
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 8, 2006