New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes

Monday, March 9, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3–0 on Monday, March 9, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	0	43-30-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	45-30-7

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	0	0	0
Carolina Hurricanes	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	13	8	28
Carolina Hurricanes	9	13	14	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo (13)	Matt Cullen (18), Ray Whitney (36)	Even strength	NYR 0, CAR 1
3rd	03:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (10)	Ray Whitney (37), Sergei Samsonov (27)	Power play	NYR 0, CAR 2
3rd	19:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (20)	Erik Cole (16), Anton Babchuk (13)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 0, CAR 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	-1	0	3	0	0		17:03
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	1	1	75%	07:32
Number 16 S. Avery	L	-1	4	3	3	0		15:29
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	-2	0	1	3	2	54.5%	20:12
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	-1	4	1	1	0	52.6%	19:10
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	1	3	1		07:48
Number 23 C. Drury	C	-1	0	2	2	1	35.3%	20:02
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	1	5	0		15:06
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	1	0		04:10
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	3	2	0	57.1%	11:21
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	2	1	4	1		15:56
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	2	2	0	1		14:51
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	-1	0	2	2	1		22:16
Number 6 W. Redden	D	-2	0	3	2	1		20:39
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	2	1	1	1		22:08
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	1	0	0		17:37
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	-1	0	2	0	3		20:25
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	1	0	0		17:19

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Valiquette	35	33	2	.943	57:37	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	1	1	+2	4	3	1	1	0	66.7%	19:06
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	31.8%	23:00
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		18:00
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:21
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	5	2	0		19:06
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	57.1%	18:20
Number 20 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:18
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	1	0	100%	20:34
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	0		11:01
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:46
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	33.3%	03:00
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		19:10
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	4	0		16:52
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:32
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		23:34
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		22:50
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:39
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:51

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	28	28	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:51	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Hooking	2
1st	10:53	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	High sticking	2
1st	15:39	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Slashing	2
1st	19:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Eaves	Tripping	2
2nd	01:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Eaves	Holding	2
2nd	03:26	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Tripping	2
2nd	07:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Dennis Seidenberg	Hooking	2
2nd	07:40	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Holding	2
2nd	12:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Holding	2
2nd	12:53	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Interference	2
3rd	02:23	New York Rangers	Nik Antropov	Hooking	2
3rd	07:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Slashing	2

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Tim Peel, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tony Sericolo
New York Rangers scratches: Erik Reitz, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
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

Every New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 9, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Apr 2, 2009

Other NHL games on Monday, March 9, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Mar 9, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 9, 2009