Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, October 11, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	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	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	1	2	1	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	12	9	20	5	46
Tampa Bay Lightning	16	9	2	2	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi (1)	Matt Carle (1), Jussi Jokinen (1)	Even strength	CAR 0, TBL 1
1st	10:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Janne Niskala (1)	Vinny Prospal (1), Jamie Heward (1)	Power play	CAR 0, TBL 2
2nd	09:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Jamie Heward (2)	Power play	CAR 0, TBL 3
2nd	19:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (2)	Joni Pitkanen (1), Ray Whitney (1)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 3
3rd	01:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (2)	Rod Brind'Amour (1), Joni Pitkanen (2)	Power play	CAR 2, TBL 3
3rd	09:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (1)	Dennis Seidenberg (2), Tuomo Ruutu (1)	Even strength	CAR 3, TBL 3
OT	04:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (2)	Ray Whitney (2)	Even strength	CAR 4, 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	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	41.7%	17:49
Number 12 E. Staal	C	2	0	2	+2	2	8	0	0	0	38.9%	23:09
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0		18:55
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0		20:15
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	2	7	2	0	0		20:17
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	11:25
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	1	1	53.6%	20:23
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:36
Number 20 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		04:24
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:14
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:15
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	4	0		21:43
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:54
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2	0		21:03
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		16:57
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	2	2	+1	0	7	3	1	0		27:02
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:24
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		22:06

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 49 M. Leighton	29	26	3	.897	64:32	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	0	1	-1	2	4	3	1	1	61.1%	21:07
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:11
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:05
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	6	2	3	0	0		20:13
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		12:25
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	60%	12:18
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:34
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2	0		23:18
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	36.8%	19:21
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	0		09:41
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	62.5%	12:54
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	06:05
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:26
Number 5 M. Carle	D	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	3	0		30:10
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		27:07
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0		17:42
Number 29 J. Niskala	D	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	1		15:17
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		22:37

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	46	42	4	.913	64:11	OT loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Slashing	2
1st	08:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Roughing	2
1st	13:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Interference	2
1st	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	High sticking	2
1st	17:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Janne Niskala	Holding	2
1st	19:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Interference	2
2nd	06:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Tripping	2
2nd	07:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Slashing	2
2nd	08:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Michael Leighton	Tripping	2
2nd	10:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Slashing	2
2nd	11:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Tripping	2
2nd	16:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
2nd	17:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jamie Heward	Hooking	2
2nd	19:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Carle	Holding	2
3rd	00:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Carle	Hooking	2
3rd	18:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Barry Melrose
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Andy McElman
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Josef Melichar, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Anton Babchuk, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Andrew Hutchinson, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Matt Smaby, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura

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, October 11, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 11, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 11, 2008