Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, January 3, 2009, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	24-40-18

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	12	10	6	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	5	4	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig (1)	Adam Hall (2), Matt Pettinger (2)	Even strength	CAR 0, TBL 1
1st	06:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (8)	Vincent Lecavalier (17)	Even strength	CAR 0, TBL 2
1st	14:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (2)	Rod Brind'Amour (17), Dennis Seidenberg (12)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 2
1st	15:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (9)	Dennis Seidenberg (13), Joni Pitkanen (15)	Even strength	CAR 2, TBL 2
2nd	06:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen (4)	Justin Williams (3), Ray Whitney (21)	Even strength	CAR 3, 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1	0	46.7%	15:58
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	0	1		15:52
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	34.8%	21:56
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:06
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:37
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		18:27
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	06:39
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	58.3%	16:50
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		05:15
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:34
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:57
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0		17:00
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		21:55
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	1	0		19:10
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:46
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	1	1	2	+2	2	4	1	2	0		24:33
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1	0		20:42
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		22:43

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	19	17	2	.895	60:00	Win

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	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	61.5%	20:53
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:44
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	53.8%	18:35
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	2	100%	21:53
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	50%	08:00
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	18:57
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		09:07
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		21:02
Number 34 R. Craig	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	60%	09:35
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	10:47
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	8	0		16:01
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:50
Number 3 T. Wishart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		07:53
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	1		15:31
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		26:01
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2		18:50
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1		27:51
Number 56 V. Mihalik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:15

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	28	25	3	.893	58:31	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Interference	2
1st	09:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Holding	2
1st	13:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Interference	2
2nd	01:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vladimir Mihalik	Elbowing	2
2nd	17:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Roughing	2
3rd	07:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	High sticking	2
3rd	07:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	13:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Elbowing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Mike Cvik
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Eaves, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Lukas Krajicek, Jussi Jokinen, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 16, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 20, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 7, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 3, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Florida Panthers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 3, 2009