Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	43-33-6
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	31-42-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	13	14	12	39
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	8	3	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (8)	Trevor Letowski (8), Tuomo Ruutu (21)	Even strength	CAR 1, TBL 0
2nd	00:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen (16)	Dan Boyle (20), Karri Ramo (1)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 1
3rd	05:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (19)	Jussi Jokinen (24), Alexandre Picard (3)	Even strength	CAR 1, TBL 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	9	1	0	28%	25:58
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		20:51
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		15:54
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0		15:09
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	47.1%	15:40
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		21:11
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		21:53
Number 34 J. Jensen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:40
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	37.5%	17:21
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	11:33
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		11:51
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:35
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2		19:56
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		14:39
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		17:51
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:33
Number 42 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	3		21:08
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		21:17

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	21	19	2	.905	58:32	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	3	0	0	0	55.6%	25:35
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	0	0	83.3%	15:01
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	50%	19:48
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		19:34
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		05:21
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	18:59
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	75%	07:02
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		24:15
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	42.9%	14:56
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1	0		05:44
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		09:13
Number 2 A. Picard	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	3	0		21:46
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:00
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		28:19
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:42
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		10:14
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		12:57
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1	0		27:35

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	39	38	1	.974	59:59	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Tripping	2
1st	06:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jason Ward	Hooking	2
1st	08:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Hooking	2
1st	19:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Elbowing	2
2nd	02:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	High sticking	2
2nd	03:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	04:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michel Ouellet	Slashing	2
2nd	12:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Tripping	2
2nd	17:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
3rd	01:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Slashing	2
3rd	09:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michel Ouellet	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	11:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich	Roughing	2
3rd	17:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Marc Joannette, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Mark Shewchyk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Bret Hedican, Ray Whitney, Matt Cullen, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Brandon Nolan, Tim Conboy, Joey Mormina, Patrick Eaves, Casey Borer
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Andre Roy, Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Jonathan Boutin, Shane O'Brien, Blair Jones

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning 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 29, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Dallas Stars 7 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 29, 2008