Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, January 29, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	12	10	29
Carolina Hurricanes	13	7	11	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 0
2nd	05:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (11)	Matt Cullen (8)	Shorthanded	TBL 1, CAR 1
2nd	18:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (11)	Joni Pitkanen (18)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 2
3rd	05:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (15)	Mark Recchi (22), Steve Downie (2)	Even strength	TBL 2, CAR 2
3rd	18:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (21)	Sergei Samsonov (16), Tim Gleason (9)	Even strength	TBL 2, CAR 3

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	-1	0	4	0	0	72.2%	20:17
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0		16:26
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	09:59
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	43.8%	16:41
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	-1	4	4	5	0		16:51
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	11:08
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		18:03
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		10:37
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		21:40
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	25%	08:10
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	50%	13:55
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	0		11:36
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		21:25
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		24:39
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:35
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		09:59
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		23:38
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		22:27

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	31	28	3	.903	58:54	Loss

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	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	0	43.8%	19:13
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		16:22
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	3	0	33.3%	21:31
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		18:48
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		17:12
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:08
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	33.3%	06:50
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	62.5%	13:44
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		06:59
Number 36 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:52
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		13:41
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0		15:02
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		11:06
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	4		22:12
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1		26:13
Number 29 B. Rodney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:06
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		23:12
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		25:11

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	29	27	2	.931	59:44	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	07:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Holding	2
1st	13:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Eaves	Holding	2
1st	17:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Roughing	2
2nd	05:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	High sticking	2
2nd	14:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Tripping	2
3rd	03:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Roughing	2
3rd	03:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Roughing	2
3rd	05:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Tripping	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura, Steven Stamkos
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Dennis Seidenberg, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
New York Islanders 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Dallas Stars 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 29, 2009