Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–2 on Thursday, December 8, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	52-22-8
at Los Angeles Kings	2	42-35-5

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	0	3
Los Angeles Kings	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	7	6	22
Los Angeles Kings	7	12	18	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (7)	Chad LaRose (1), Eric Staal (21)	Power play	CAR 1, LAK 0
1st	13:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (12)	Mike Commodore (5), Cory Stillman (17)	Even strength	CAR 2, LAK 0
2nd	06:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (8)	Oleg Tverdovsky (8)	Even strength	CAR 3, LAK 0
3rd	02:30	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Cowan (5)	Craig Conroy (17), Alex Frolov (20)	Even strength	CAR 3, LAK 1
3rd	06:00	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger (10)	Sean Avery (10), Tim Gleason (13)	Even strength	CAR 3, LAK 2

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

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	-1	2	1	0	0	0	66.7%	14:03
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		08:38
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0	38.9%	17:01
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:30
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	42.9%	15:32
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	60.7%	24:48
Number 26 E. Cole	L	2	0	2	-1	0	2	2	0	1		21:00
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		17:52
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		07:24
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		10:35
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		17:40
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	3	0		19:30
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	3	0		21:44
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		16:03
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		24:27
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	6	3	0		18:18
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:27
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:27

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	33.3%	17:25
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	15:19
Number 15 J. Cowan	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0		08:49
Number 19 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0		17:18
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	100%	12:11
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	47.6%	18:30
Number 23 D. Brown	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	0		16:16
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0	0		19:53
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	44.4%	18:57
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:49
Number 51 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		07:30
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	45.5%	11:50
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		15:50
Number 6 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		23:30
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		20:42
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		27:12
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2		14:50
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		14:39

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Garon	22	19	3	.864	59:08	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:11	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Tambellini	Tripping	2
1st	11:54	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	Tripping	2
1st	16:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Slashing	2
1st	18:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Tripping	2
2nd	12:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Slashing	2
2nd	19:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Tripping	2
3rd	09:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Slashing	2
3rd	11:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Roughing	2
3rd	16:44	Los Angeles Kings	Alex Frolov	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Blaine Angus
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brian Mach
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Colin Forbes, Jesse Boulerice, Josef Vasicek, Pavel Brendl, Mike Zigomanis, Radim Vrbata, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Ken Belanger, Nathan Dempsey, Tom Kostopoulos, Ryan Flinn, Adam Hauser, George Parros, Noah Clarke, Richard Petiot, Jeff Giuliano, Petr Kanko, Matt Ryan

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