Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, January 18, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 7–2 on Friday, January 18, 2008 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Edmonton Oilers	2	41-35-6
at Carolina Hurricanes	7	43-33-6

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	0	1	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	5	7

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	5	8	5	18
Carolina Hurricanes	14	6	16	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (17)	Sergei Samsonov (8), Erik Cole (20)	Even strength	EDM 0, CAR 1
2nd	03:09	Edmonton Oilers	Patrick Thoresen (2)	Sam Gagner (14), Andrew Cogliano (13)	Even strength	EDM 1, CAR 1
2nd	15:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason (1)	Rod Brind'Amour (25), Andrew Ladd (3)	Even strength	EDM 1, CAR 2
3rd	04:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (24)	Chad LaRose (8), Tim Gleason (9)	Even strength	EDM 1, CAR 3
3rd	09:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (25)	Unassisted	Power play, Penalty shot	EDM 1, CAR 4
3rd	12:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (2)	Rod Brind'Amour (26), Erik Cole (21)	Even strength	EDM 1, CAR 5
3rd	12:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (7)	Matt Cullen (30), Wade Brookbank (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, CAR 6
3rd	14:08	Edmonton Oilers	Andrew Cogliano (8)	Sam Gagner (15), Robert Nilsson (15)	Even strength	EDM 2, CAR 6
3rd	19:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (26)	Chad LaRose (9), Bret Hedican (8)	Even strength	EDM 2, CAR 7

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

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	26.7%	19:32
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		12:58
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	2	0	40%	15:32
Number 16 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	3	2	70%	15:07
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		16:04
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	40%	14:30
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		16:35
Number 28 P. Thoresen	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		12:45
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:08
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		08:47
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1		17:24
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	2	2	0	2	2	1	0	60%	15:07
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		16:48
Number 23 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		17:23
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		17:29
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		11:56
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		27:26
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-4	0	1	0	1		23:31

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	33	27	6	.818	52:45	Loss
Number 35 D. Roloson	3	2	1	.667	07:15

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	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0	60%	15:51
Number 12 E. Staal	C	3	0	3	+2	0	6	2	0	1	47.1%	21:36
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	1	0		20:22
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		15:17
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	4	0	0		11:15
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	2	3	+3	0	3	2	1	0	70%	21:31
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	04:20
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		17:23
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	5	0	0		20:10
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	2	3	+3	0	4	0	0	0		09:26
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	100%	18:45
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		16:27
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		19:10
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	+4	2	2	1	2	0		19:11
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	2	0		17:31
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0		20:10
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	1	0		02:02
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	1	1	2	+5	0	1	3	4	0		21:33

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	18	16	2	.889	60:00	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Hooking	2
1st	09:57	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	19:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Hooking	2
2nd	10:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	High sticking	2
2nd	19:42	Edmonton Oilers	Jarret Stoll	Holding	2
3rd	05:20	Edmonton Oilers	Patrick Thoresen	Holding	2
3rd	09:11	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner	Interference	2
3rd	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Tripping	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Wes McCauley, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Mark Pare
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Geoff Sanderson, Allan Rourke, Raffi Torres, Jeff Deslauriers, Matt Greene, Joni Pitkanen, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Jean-Francois Jacques, Zack Stortini, Mathieu Roy, Rob Schremp, Liam Reddox, Bryan Young, Aaron Sorochan, Theo Peckham
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: John Grahame, David Tanabe, Justin Williams, Ryan Bayda, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Keith Aucoin, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Casey Borer

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