Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, March 1, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	31-42-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	5	43-33-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	9	4	23
Carolina Hurricanes	6	18	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (12)	Michel Ouellet (15), Mathieu Darche (9)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 0
1st	10:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (31)	Tuomo Ruutu (17), Tim Gleason (12)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 1
2nd	01:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (8)	Sergei Samsonov (14), Eric Staal (29)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 2
2nd	10:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (10)	Frantisek Kaberle (15), Scott Walker (15)	Power play	TBL 1, CAR 3
3rd	04:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (11)	Patrick Eaves (8), Matt Cullen (33)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 4
3rd	06:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (7)	Eric Staal (30), Erik Cole (24)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 5

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	66.7%	18:37
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		13:43
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		15:46
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	2	5	55.6%	15:34
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		12:25
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	2		15:38
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	57.1%	14:50
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		17:28
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	33.3%	14:32
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:24
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		08:31
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:21
Number 2 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		20:51
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:58
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-4	2	2	0	2		26:13
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3		19:43
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	2		25:36
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4		15:36

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	33	28	5	.849	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	72.7%	20:10
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	2	3	+3	0	6	0	1	0	34.6%	20:39
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	2	1	3	+1	0	2	0	0	1		17:58
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	15:25
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:20
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:43
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:56
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	0	0		21:29
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	44.4%	17:11
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		13:24
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		17:30
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		16:36
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		19:23
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		17:47
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		09:00
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:50
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	1	0		18:43
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	1	0	1	+2	0	6	1	1	0		22:01

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	23	22	1	.957	59:55	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Lundin	Tripping	2
2nd	07:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shane O'Brien	Hooking	2
2nd	09:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	Tripping	2
2nd	10:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Trevor Letowski	Slashing	2
2nd	10:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	Roughing	2
2nd	13:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Tripping	2
2nd	15:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Roughing	2
3rd	10:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Ward	Hooking	2
3rd	11:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Cam Ward	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Brad Lukowich, Marc Denis, Filip Kuba, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Ray Whitney, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Nov 14, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 23, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 6, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 22, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 2, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 1, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 1, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 1, 2008