New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4–2 on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New Jersey Devils	2	51-27-4
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	45-30-7

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	1	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	9	17	17	43
Carolina Hurricanes	18	6	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (10)	Sergei Samsonov (29), Rod Brind'Amour (27)	Power play	NJD 0, CAR 1
2nd	01:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (34)	Tuomo Ruutu (26), Erik Cole (18)	Power play	NJD 0, CAR 2
2nd	13:22	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (41)	Patrik Elias (47), Brian Rolston (13)	Power play	NJD 1, CAR 2
2nd	19:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Anton Babchuk (11)	Joni Pitkanen (23), Tuomo Ruutu (27)	Power play	NJD 1, CAR 3
3rd	12:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (15)	Jussi Jokinen (15), Rod Brind'Amour (28)	Even strength	NJD 1, CAR 4
3rd	17:43	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (17)	Dainius Zubrus (22), Niclas Havelid (16)	Power play	NJD 2, CAR 4

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

New Jersey Devils 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 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	3	1	0	16.7%	13:07
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	1		18:48
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	0	64.7%	14:53
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	40%	15:06
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1		16:06
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		18:19
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	60%	10:21
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		09:17
Number 18 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	1	0		15:53
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	53.3%	17:43
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		12:02
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	18:17
Number 6 A. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:16
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		24:33
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	0	6	4	4	2	0		15:25
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:26
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0		19:54
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		20:41

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 K. Weekes	32	28	4	.875	59:42	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	3	0	1	0	72.7%	22:05
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	50%	20:23
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:59
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		16:29
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	2	0		17:13
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0	62.5%	18:51
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	0	0		16:53
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		14:52
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:37
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0		17:17
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	03:29
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	3	0		17:30
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		16:04
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	0		15:36
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0		22:22
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	2		19:43
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:21
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		23:40

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	43	41	2	.954	59:59	Win

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:11	New Jersey Devils	Bryce Salvador	Interference	2
1st	19:30	New Jersey Devils	Brendan Shanahan	Interference	2
2nd	01:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
2nd	07:20	New Jersey Devils	Paul Martin	Roughing	2
2nd	07:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Interference	2
2nd	12:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	17:54	New Jersey Devils	Bryce Salvador	Interference	2
2nd	19:44	New Jersey Devils	Bryce Salvador	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Dennis Seidenberg	Interference	2
3rd	16:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Holding	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Miller
New Jersey Devils scratches: Jay Pandolfo, Colin White, Scott Clemmensen, Jay Leach, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Matt Halischuk
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Justin Williams, Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk

Every New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 6, 2009
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 18, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 11, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Apr 17, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 19, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Apr 21, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 23, 2009
New Jersey Devils 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 26, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Mar 18, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 18, 2009
Nashville Predators 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 18, 2009