Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

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

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 9–3 on Saturday, March 7, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	9	45-30-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-40-18

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	3	6	0	9
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	8	21	8	37
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	8	9	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (29)	Rod Brind'Amour (25)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, TBL 0
1st	09:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (30)	Erik Cole (12), Tuomo Ruutu (23)	Even strength	CAR 2, TBL 0
1st	10:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (9)	Joni Pitkanen (22)	Even strength	CAR 3, TBL 0
1st	12:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (24)	Steven Stamkos (18), Paul Szczechura (3)	Even strength	CAR 3, TBL 1
2nd	02:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (12)	Erik Cole (13), Eric Staal (25)	Even strength	CAR 4, TBL 1
2nd	03:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (9)	Sergei Samsonov (25), Matt Cullen (17)	Power play	CAR 5, TBL 1
2nd	06:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (18)	Sergei Samsonov (26), Joe Corvo (17)	Power play	CAR 6, TBL 1
2nd	12:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (31)	Chad LaRose (11), Tuomo Ruutu (24)	Even strength	CAR 7, TBL 1
2nd	16:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (32)	Tuomo Ruutu (25), Erik Cole (14)	Even strength	CAR 8, TBL 1
2nd	19:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (19)	Eric Staal (26), Erik Cole (15)	Even strength	CAR 9, TBL 1
3rd	03:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (28)	Ryan Malone (15), Vinny Prospal (24)	Even strength	CAR 9, TBL 2
3rd	09:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (23)	Vinny Prospal (25), Vincent Lecavalier (34)	Even strength	CAR 9, TBL 3

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	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	36.4%	17:21
Number 12 E. Staal	C	4	2	6	+4	2	6	0	0	0	43.8%	13:55
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		13:38
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:06
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	2	3	5	+3	0	4	1	1	1		14:05
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1	1	43.8%	18:56
Number 20 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		09:46
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	4	4	+2	0	1	1	2	0		14:50
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	100%	17:17
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:07
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11.1%	10:40
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		22:04
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	2	2	0		18:08
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	1	0		16:11
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		22:39
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	3	0		21:42
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:05
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	1	0		18:34

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	25	22	3	.880	59:57	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	1	1	2	-1	0	4	1	1	52.9%	18:08
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	50%	15:50
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	-1	0	3	1	0		15:43
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	11:17
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	100%	17:46
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		17:23
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1		20:04
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	-2	4	0	1	0		11:59
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	87.5%	11:16
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	1		11:30
Number 44 M. Karsums	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		11:27
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	5	0		10:47
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	0	63.6%	18:44
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		21:17
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		14:48
Number 7 N. Welch	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2		27:22
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	2		22:58
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2		16:49

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. McKenna	15	12	3	.800	29:58
Number 31 K. Ramo	22	16	6	.727	29:47	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
1st	14:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Cross checking	2
1st	17:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk	Slashing	2
2nd	03:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Holding	2
2nd	05:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	Hooking	2
3rd	11:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Szczechura	Hooking	2
3rd	14:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Hooking	2
3rd	19:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Roughing	2
3rd	19:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Koci	Roughing	2
3rd	19:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Koci	Roughing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Jonny Murray
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Frantisek Kaberle, Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank, Jussi Jokinen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, Richard Petiot, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Riku Helenius, Ty Wishart

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, March 7, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 7	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Nashville Predators 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
St. Louis Blues 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 7, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 7, 2009