Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, December 6, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	44-27-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	45-30-7

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	1	0	0	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	6	14	8	3	31
Carolina Hurricanes	11	8	12	5	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:59	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards (11)	Simon Gagne (19)	Shorthanded	PHI 1, CAR 0
3rd	00:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (3)	Ray Whitney (12), Joni Pitkanen (10)	Power play	PHI 1, CAR 1
OT	03:34	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter (19)	Unassisted	Even strength	PHI 2, CAR 1

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

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1		13:58
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		17:36
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	55.6%	14:03
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		08:24
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	100%	12:14
Number 17 J. Carter	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	42.3%	23:24
Number 18 M. Richards	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	2	42.1%	23:31
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	0	100%	18:06
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:20
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	0	7	1	4	0		04:20
Number 36 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	71.4%	10:14
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		07:27
Number 3 L. Kukkonen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		09:38
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2		26:56
Number 23 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	4	5		25:48
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3		21:36
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	5		27:34
Number 47 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0		16:32

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	36	35	1	.972	63:34	Win

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	1	1	0	50%	15:42
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		14:05
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	52.6%	21:39
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	1	0		21:47
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		22:07
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0		19:32
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	28.6%	08:38
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0	60.9%	19:55
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:33
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		14:19
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		07:03
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0		16:01
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	-2	0	6	0	3	0		29:12
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		03:18
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		26:25
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		13:43
Number 53 C. Borer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		13:01
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1	0		25:06

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 49 M. Leighton	31	29	2	.936	63:34	OT loss

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Roughing	2
1st	03:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Roughing	2
1st	03:30	Philadelphia Flyers	Riley Cote	Roughing	2
1st	08:35	Philadelphia Flyers	Ossi Vaananen	Holding	2
1st	11:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:14	Philadelphia Flyers	Riley Cote	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Boarding	2
1st	12:48	Philadelphia Flyers	Luca Sbisa	Tripping	2
1st	13:46	Philadelphia Flyers	Scottie Upshall	Interference	2
1st	18:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Luca Sbisa	Tripping	2
2nd	05:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Michael Leighton	Delaying game	2
2nd	17:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Conboy	High sticking	2
2nd	19:20	Philadelphia Flyers	Luca Sbisa	Tripping	2
3rd	13:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Roughing	2
3rd	13:21	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Interference	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Rob Shick, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tony Sericolo
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Daniel Brière, Boyd Kane, Josh Gratton, Matt Carle, Randy Jones, Ryan Parent, Jared Ross, Claude Giroux, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Gleason, Dennis Seidenberg, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Cam Ward, Bryan Rodney, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 6, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 6, 2008