Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, March 31, 2006, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Friday, March 31, 2006 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Florida Panthers	2	37-34-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	52-22-8

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	1	0	2
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	7	6	10	23
Carolina Hurricanes	11	15	4	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:19	Florida Panthers	Chris Gratton (17)	Steve Montador (4), Jay Bouwmeester (36)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 0
1st	19:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (15)	Cory Stillman (48), Eric Staal (50)	Power play	FLA 1, CAR 1
2nd	03:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Mark Recchi (26)	Frantisek Kaberle (35), Justin Williams (42)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 2
2nd	08:36	Florida Panthers	Mike Van Ryn (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 2, CAR 2
3rd	01:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (9)	Kevyn Adams (7)	Shorthanded	FLA 2, CAR 3

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		16:04
Number 11 J. Sim	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:17
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	42.9%	24:26
Number 13 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1		18:53
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	100%	19:34
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:10
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	65%	18:13
Number 43 S. Payer	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	40%	10:09
Number 44 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:17
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	58.8%	16:37
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		18:19
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	2		30:58
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	+1	6	0	0	0		09:29
Number 20 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	1		17:30
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:05
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	1		21:02
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		07:11
Number 55 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		11:32

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	30	27	3	.900	59:03	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	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0		15:56
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		23:52
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0	50%	17:35
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1		15:55
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0	25%	17:57
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	0	51.7%	24:56
Number 18 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	19:38
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	1	0		11:18
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	01:29
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0		13:11
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	1	0		17:37
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:23
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		21:27
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	1	0		17:25
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		20:14
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	1	0		19:16
Number 48 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		06:15
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:30

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:01	Florida Panthers	Mike Van Ryn	Hooking	2
1st	10:27	Florida Panthers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Holding	2
1st	12:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Hooking	2
1st	16:46	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Tripping	2
1st	17:16	Florida Panthers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Cross checking	2
1st	19:12	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	20:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Hooking	2
2nd	04:54	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Hooking	2
2nd	07:45	Florida Panthers	Juraj Kolnik	Hooking	2
2nd	08:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:42	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Hooking	2
2nd	16:12	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	19:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Hooking	2
3rd	02:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Holding the stick	2
3rd	13:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Roughing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Michel Cormier
Florida Panthers scratches: Alexander Karpovtsev, Jozef Stumpel, Branislav Mezei, Alexei Semenov, Mikhail Yakubov, Stephen Weiss, Lukas Krajicek, Gregory Jacina, Petr Taticek, Rob Globke, Anthony Stewart
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Doug Weight, Erik Cole, Josef Vasicek, Andrew Hutchinson, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd

Every Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 11, 2005
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 25, 2006
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 3, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Fri, Mar 10, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 31, 2006

Other NHL games on Friday, March 31, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Fri, Mar 31, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 31, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Mar 31, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Fri, Mar 31, 2006
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Mar 31, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 31, 2006