Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, December 23, 2005, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 on Friday, December 23, 2005 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Florida Panthers	3	37-34-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	52-22-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	1	1	3
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	10	9	6	25
Carolina Hurricanes	17	13	9	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (11)	Bret Hedican (8), Cory Stillman (25)	Even strength	FLA 0, CAR 1
1st	15:41	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen (15)	Gary Roberts (10), Chris Gratton (7)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 1
2nd	00:43	Florida Panthers	Gary Roberts (8)	Olli Jokinen (21)	Even strength	FLA 2, CAR 1
2nd	04:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (25)	Glen Wesley (4)	Even strength	FLA 2, CAR 2
3rd	09:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (14)	Erik Cole (18), Kevyn Adams (2)	Even strength	FLA 2, CAR 3
3rd	12:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (14)	Eric Staal (24), Martin Gerber (2)	Power play	FLA 2, CAR 4
3rd	18:29	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen (16)	Joe Nieuwendyk (7), Stephen Weiss (12)	Power play	FLA 3, CAR 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat	Florida Panthers	Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal	25	39
Power play	1 of 7	1 of 15
Penalty minutes	34	18
Hits	9	5
Blocked shots	12	15
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	9	10
Faceoffs won	39/72 (54.2%)	33/72 (45.8%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers 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 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	1	0	46.7%	16:16
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	1	1	2	+2	2	1	2	0	0	100%	16:53
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	2	1	3	+2	2	5	0	0	1	37.5%	19:19
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	71.4%	15:41
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		12:57
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0		16:26
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	1	1	-2	2	2	1	0	0	55.6%	10:59
Number 43 S. Payer	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	08:34
Number 44 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		07:47
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	0	0	36.4%	16:20
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		17:28
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	3	0		19:09
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	2	2	0		25:33
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	1	0		09:27
Number 20 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	1	0		07:18
Number 21 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		07:54
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		21:28
Number 55 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0		20:05

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	39	35	4	.897	58:59	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

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	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	1	0		17:40
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	2	0		21:06
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	40.9%	21:58
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:45
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	70%	13:47
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	3	1	50%	26:24
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	1	0		15:48
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:17
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:58
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0		09:26
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:08
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0		12:55
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	0	2	0		14:12
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		17:05
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:31
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0		13:22
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:30
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		16:49

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	25	22	3	.880	59:37	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:20	Florida Panthers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	06:10	Florida Panthers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Hooking	2
1st	08:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Tripping	2
1st	08:33	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Tripping	2
1st	09:56	Florida Panthers	Lukas Krajicek	Interference	2
1st	12:45	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Hooking	2
1st	13:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Hooking	2
1st	16:12	Florida Panthers	Sean Hill	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	03:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Holding	2
2nd	03:16	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Roughing	2
2nd	06:06	Florida Panthers	Gary Roberts	Hooking	2
2nd	12:29	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Tripping	2
2nd	13:13	Florida Panthers	Martin Gelinas	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:10	Florida Panthers	Steve Montador	Holding	2
2nd	19:29	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Holding	2
3rd	01:29	Florida Panthers	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
3rd	06:11	Florida Panthers	Martin Gelinas	Interference	2
3rd	07:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Interference	2
3rd	11:48	Florida Panthers	Lukas Krajicek	Hooking	2
3rd	12:15	Florida Panthers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Interference	2
3rd	14:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Holding	2
3rd	17:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	17:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Slashing	2
3rd	19:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Hooking	2
3rd	19:46	Florida Panthers	Joe Nieuwendyk	Holding the stick	2
3rd	20:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Slashing	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Ian Walsh, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Steve Miller
Florida Panthers scratches: Alexander Karpovtsev, Eric Cairns, Branislav Mezei, Juraj Kolnik, Gregory Jacina, Rob Globke, Anthony Stewart
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

2005-2006 season series

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 Dec 23

Other NHL games on Friday, December 23, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Ottawa Senators 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Nashville Predators 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Calgary Flames 6 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 23, 2005