New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	2	43-30-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	45-30-7

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	13	18	7	38
Carolina Hurricanes	3	11	9	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (35)	Joni Pitkanen (26), Joe Corvo (24)	Power play	NYR 0, CAR 1
1st	17:30	New York Rangers	Corey Potter (1)	Paul Mara (15), Ryan Callahan (15)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 1
2nd	06:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (17)	Ray Whitney (46), Eric Staal (34)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 2
2nd	14:21	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi (4)	Scott Gomez (41), Paul Mara (16)	Power play	NYR 2, CAR 2
3rd	12:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (18)	Jussi Jokinen (17), Ray Whitney (47)	Even strength	NYR 2, CAR 3
3rd	12:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (15)	Dennis Seidenberg (23)	Even strength	NYR 2, CAR 4

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

New York Rangers 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 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		17:16
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	35.7%	08:42
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	50%	19:33
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0	50%	12:52
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	1	0	52.6%	25:31
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	4	0		14:46
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	66.7%	19:32
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	6	3	0	0		22:21
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		03:10
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	06:16
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	1	0		17:13
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		11:02
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	1	0	1	-1	2	3	2	1	1		23:58
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		20:03
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	3	0		21:16
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	1	0		16:22
Number 38 C. Potter	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		08:43
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0		22:49

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	23	19	4	.826	57:15	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 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	1	36%	24:03
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	2	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0		17:47
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:57
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0	0		16:47
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	3	0	63.6%	19:18
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:54
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		06:13
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		22:32
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	57.1%	15:44
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		05:21
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		19:27
Number 63 D. Helminen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	00:57
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	4	0		19:23
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	0		20:48
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3	0		13:39
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		21:46
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		17:24
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	4	0		27:11

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	38	36	2	.947	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:08	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	Roughing	2
1st	05:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	07:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Interference	2
1st	10:05	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Boarding	2
1st	12:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	High sticking	2
1st	15:03	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Tripping	2
1st	19:13	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	High sticking	2
2nd	02:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Holding	2
2nd	16:38	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Interference	2
2nd	19:38	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Roughing	2
3rd	07:38	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Holding	2
3rd	15:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Don Koharski, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Derek Amell
New York Rangers scratches: Michal Rozsival, Erik Reitz, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Matt Cullen, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, 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

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Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 2, 2009
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St. Louis Blues 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Apr 2, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Apr 2, 2009
San Jose Sharks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Apr 2, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 2, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Apr 2, 2009