Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 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	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	1	2	0	0	3
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	6	12	8	1	27
Carolina Hurricanes	10	7	12	4	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (5)	Aaron Ward (2)	Even strength	BOS 0, CAR 1
1st	11:21	Boston Bruins	Brad Boyes (3)	Brian Leetch (5), Patrice Bergeron (4)	Power play	BOS 1, CAR 1
2nd	05:41	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (5)	Dave Scatchard (3), Brad Boyes (4)	Power play	BOS 2, CAR 1
2nd	10:20	Boston Bruins	Brian Leetch (3)	Brad Boyes (5)	Even strength	BOS 3, CAR 1
2nd	16:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle (2)	Eric Staal (8), Cory Stillman (5)	Even strength	BOS 3, CAR 2
3rd	07:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (4)	Eric Staal (9), Frantisek Kaberle (4)	Even strength	BOS 3, CAR 3
OT	03:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (6)	Aaron Ward (3), Ray Whitney (4)	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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		20:03
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:55
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		16:01
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	40%	22:54
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	1	2	3	-1	0	2	0	0	1	57.1%	13:05
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		22:45
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	2	0	57.1%	21:01
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	1	1	0	2	6	1	0	0	72.2%	17:31
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	20%	19:46
Number 75 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:12
Number 83 P. Leahy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		07:44
Number 18 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		00:41
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	5	0		28:51
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0		26:30
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:00
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	4	0		26:08
Number 58 K. Dallman	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0		17:54
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0		12:05

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	33	29	4	.879	63:24	OT loss

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	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	0	55.6%	21:44
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		23:37
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	2	2	+2	0	6	1	1	33.3%	20:20
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		18:57
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	11:23
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	58.6%	25:02
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	+2	0	5	3	0		23:40
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		09:58
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		18:14
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1		20:09
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	4		16:02
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	3		15:12
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	2		17:20
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1		21:09
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		10:30
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		16:32
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1		18:13

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	27	24	3	.889	63:16	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:43	Boston Bruins	Dave Scatchard	Tripping	2
1st	02:57	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Hooking	2
1st	06:22	Boston Bruins	Kevin Dallman	Hooking	2
1st	10:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Interference	2
2nd	05:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Tripping	2
3rd	01:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Interference	2
3rd	03:10	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	Interference	2
3rd	10:39	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Hooking	2
3rd	14:18	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	Holding	2
3rd	16:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jean Morin
Boston Bruins scratches: Shawn McEachern, Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Nickulas, Brad Isbister, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Eric Healey, Milan Jurcina, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Colin Forbes, Craig Adams, Pavel Brendl, Andrew Hutchinson, Mike Zigomanis, Radim Vrbata, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Danny Richmond, 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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Nashville Predators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 26, 2005
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Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Oct 26, 2005
San Jose Sharks 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Oct 26, 2005
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