Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, February 20, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Friday, February 20, 2009 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	24-40-18
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	45-30-7

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	8	4	13
Carolina Hurricanes	14	11	16	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (27)	Sergei Samsonov (22), Tuomo Ruutu (20)	Even strength	TBL 0, CAR 1
2nd	01:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (14)	Jeff Halpern (6)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 1
2nd	14:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen (7)	Rod Brind'Amour (22)	Even strength	TBL 1, CAR 2
3rd	03:38	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (10)	Ray Whitney (30), Sergei Samsonov (23)	Power play	TBL 1, CAR 3
3rd	04:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (11)	Ray Whitney (31), Eric Staal (19)	Power play	TBL 1, CAR 4

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	2	1	1	30.8%	16:57
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	1		07:03
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		16:07
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	42.9%	15:23
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		16:53
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	80%	13:24
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	2		16:13
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		13:24
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:57
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		10:44
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	50%	12:44
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		09:30
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	71.4%	18:17
Number 3 T. Wishart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		15:52
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		21:03
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		19:32
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		23:30
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	4		23:35

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. McKenna	41	37	4	.902	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	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	20:01
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	+1	0	10	0	0	0	50%	17:56
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:48
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:23
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	0	0		17:02
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	14:02
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		07:35
Number 20 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		10:56
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	15:43
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		14:22
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:59
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		22:44
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:26
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	5	0		20:14
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		14:20
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		22:32
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		04:51
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	2	0	2	+1	2	4	1	0	2		22:29

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	13	12	1	.923	59:32	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Conboy	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Interference	2
2nd	04:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
3rd	02:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Koci	Roughing	2
3rd	02:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	Slashing	2
3rd	07:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Slashing	2
3rd	09:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo	High sticking	2
3rd	16:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Kneeing	2
3rd	18:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	High sticking double minor	4

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Chris Rooney, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Jean Morin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Mark Recchi, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, Lukas Krajicek, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Riku Helenius, Paul Szczechura
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Justin Williams, Wade Brookbank, Dwight Helminen, Joni Pitkanen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, 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
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 20, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 20, 2009