Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, December 26, 2005, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 in overtime on Monday, December 26, 2005 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	52-22-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	43-33-6

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	1	0	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2	0	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	12	9	2	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	16	12	9	4	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin (17)	Martin St. Louis (16), Brad Richards (29)	Even strength	CAR 0, TBL 1
1st	15:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (12)	Andrew Hutchinson (6), Erik Cole (19)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 1
1st	17:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (5)	Rob DiMaio (9)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, TBL 2
1st	17:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (26)	Unassisted	Power play	CAR 2, TBL 2
2nd	03:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman (8)	Eric Staal (25), Craig Adams (6)	Even strength	CAR 3, TBL 2
2nd	13:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (6)	Dan Boyle (20), Martin St. Louis (17)	Power play	CAR 3, TBL 3
2nd	14:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tim Taylor (5)	Darryl Sydor (7), Cory Sarich (7)	Even strength	CAR 3, TBL 4
3rd	00:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (11)	Aaron Ward (9), Glen Wesley (5)	Even strength	CAR 4, TBL 4
OT	04:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle (10)	Freddy Modin (10), Vinny Prospal (26)	Even strength	CAR 4, TBL 5

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	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	0	1	54.5%	14:42
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		20:49
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	36.8%	19:08
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		20:33
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.1%	12:56
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	50%	25:56
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	1	2	-1	0	1	5	1	0	100%	21:22
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		15:25
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		04:14
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:54
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		15:03
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		21:09
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		26:22
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		19:50
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		20:10
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	-1	6	0	0	1	0		14:45
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:23
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:08

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	41	36	5	.878	64:25	OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	57.9%	21:02
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:38
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		16:13
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:18
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	68.4%	25:17
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	11.1%	20:34
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	2	0	2	+1	0	6	0	1	1	38.5%	13:20
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	2	2	0	2	3	0	1	0		18:53
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	90.9%	12:27
Number 33 F. Modin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	20:06
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:18
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0		12:08
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		18:22
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0		22:00
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	0		17:38
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		27:36
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:47
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		18:29

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	30	26	4	.867	63:59	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	14:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	High sticking	2
1st	16:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Hooking	2
2nd	01:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Holding	2
2nd	07:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Tripping	2
2nd	11:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Boarding	2
2nd	16:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Niklas Nordgren	Tripping	2
3rd	03:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Holding the stick	2
3rd	08:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Holding	2
3rd	09:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Wes McCauley, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Mark Shewchyk
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
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jim Campbell, Chris Dingman, Norman Milley, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Timo Helbling, Brian Eklund, Darren Reid, Doug O'Brien, Gerald Coleman, Nick Tarnasky

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 20, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 20, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 9, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 27, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Apr 14, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 15, 2006

Other NHL games on Monday, December 26, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Dallas Stars 6 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 26, 2005
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 26, 2005