Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers

Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7
at Florida Panthers	4	41-30-11

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	1	2
Florida Panthers	1	0	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	13	8	12	33
Florida Panthers	11	13	7	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:15	Florida Panthers	David Booth (17)	Richard Zednik (7), Jassen Cullimore (4)	Even strength	CAR 0, FLA 1
1st	17:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (4)	Matt Cullen (4), Scott Walker (8)	Even strength	CAR 1, FLA 1
3rd	00:31	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester (7)	Cory Stillman (10), Stephen Weiss (20)	Power play	CAR 1, FLA 2
3rd	03:26	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton (11)	David Booth (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, FLA 3
3rd	15:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (9)	Eric Staal (14), Tuomo Ruutu (14)	Even strength	CAR 2, FLA 3
3rd	19:24	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell (8)	Ville Peltonen (11)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 2, FLA 4

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 8 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	69.2%	15:42
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		17:13
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	40%	20:21
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1		15:43
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1		19:50
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0		19:26
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	06:51
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	78.9%	17:49
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:13
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		13:19
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		08:48
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		14:54
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		21:51
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		17:50
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		14:04
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		23:16
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0		20:01
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		23:02

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	30	27	3	.900	59:13	Loss

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	37.5%	16:59
Number 10 D. Booth	L	1	1	2	+2	5	1	0	0		18:08
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	53.8%	17:16
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		07:18
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0		16:15
Number 16 N. Horton	R	1	0	1	+2	3	0	0	0	20%	17:39
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		15:49
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	+1	3	1	0	0		17:03
Number 41 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	60%	08:14
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0		08:18
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0		17:59
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		19:02
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		16:01
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:46
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	1	0	1	0	4	2	2	1		25:24
Number 22 J. Cullimore	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	0		18:36
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	0		22:36
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0		14:37

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	18:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
3rd	11:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Don Koharski, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Florida Panthers scratches: Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Noah Welch, Kamil Kreps, Tanner Glass, Nick Tarnasky, Rostislav Olesz, Kenndal McArdle, Cory Murphy, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 10, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Mon, Nov 24, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Mon, Mar 23, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 8, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
New York Islanders 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 8, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 8, 2009