Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes

Sunday, November 23, 2008, 3:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Sunday, November 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators	5	40-34-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	3	1	5
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	5	12	13	30
Carolina Hurricanes	8	8	10	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:59	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott (9)	J-P Dumont (17), Greg De Vries (2)	Even strength	NSH 1, CAR 0
2nd	02:45	Nashville Predators	Scott Nichol (2)	Greg Zanon (3)	Even strength	NSH 2, CAR 0
2nd	08:42	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (9)	Ryan Suter (11), David Legwand (8)	Power play	NSH 3, CAR 0
2nd	14:12	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott (10)	Shea Weber (11), Martin Erat (8)	Even strength	NSH 4, CAR 0
3rd	00:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (5)	Ryan Bayda (4)	Even strength	NSH 4, CAR 1
3rd	06:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (5)	Matt Cullen (1), Josef Melichar (3)	Even strength	NSH 4, CAR 2
3rd	12:42	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (10)	Martin Erat (9), Radek Bonk (5)	Even strength	NSH 5, CAR 2

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

Nashville Predators 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 10 M. Erat	R	0	2	2	+2	4	0	0	0	0		18:51
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	1	0	41.2%	14:48
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0	33.3%	12:01
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	13:47
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	2	0	2	+2	4	3	1	0	0	50%	19:43
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:16
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	62.5%	15:23
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0		18:39
Number 37 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		04:05
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	12:53
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		16:11
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1	0		04:41
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0		21:27
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	1	0		15:10
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0		21:36
Number 6 S. Weber	D	2	1	3	+3	2	6	4	1	1		21:13
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0		18:02
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:45

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Ellis	26	24	2	.923	59:29	Win

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	53.8%	17:44
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	53.8%	21:20
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:53
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		17:27
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	3	0		16:34
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	50%	12:36
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	52.9%	18:21
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	1		15:16
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	1		16:09
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:51
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1		14:35
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	2		25:44
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		06:22
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2		19:16
Number 22 J. Melichar	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	3		14:10
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	5	1	1		25:02
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0		04:37
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		22:49

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	30	25	5	.833	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:58	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Interference	2
1st	06:44	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Cross checking	2
1st	10:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Interference	2
1st	10:44	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Cross checking	2
1st	11:27	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Interference	2
1st	15:49	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Tripping	2
2nd	03:00	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Holding	2
2nd	05:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Brandon Sutter	Tripping	2
2nd	08:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:12	Nashville Predators	Nick Tarnasky	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	15:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Roughing	2
2nd	15:22	Nashville Predators	J-P Dumont	Roughing	2
3rd	01:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Roughing	2
3rd	07:38	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Tripping	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Tim Peel, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Andy McElman
Nashville Predators scratches: Steve Sullivan, Jed Ortmeyer, Kevin Klein, Alexander Sulzer, Ryan Jones, Mike Santorelli, Cal O'Reilly, Patric Hornqvist, Antti Pihlstrom
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Anton Babchuk, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

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