Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

Saturday, December 20, 2008, 1:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7
at Boston Bruins	4	53-19-10

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	1	2
Boston Bruins	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	13	9	12	34
Boston Bruins	9	12	15	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen (3)	Rod Brind'Amour (14), Joe Corvo (9)	Power play	CAR 1, BOS 0
2nd	07:06	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (10)	Phil Kessel (14), Milan Lucic (13)	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 1
3rd	03:54	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (12)	Vladimir Sobotka (1), Shane Hnidy (5)	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 2
3rd	11:54	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 3
3rd	15:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (11)	Rod Brind'Amour (15), Scott Walker (6)	Even strength	CAR 2, BOS 3
3rd	19:57	Boston Bruins	Stephane Yelle (5)	P.J. Axelsson (10)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 2, BOS 4

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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	13:44
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		16:04
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	22.7%	18:32
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	1	0		20:40
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:49
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	100%	18:24
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:06
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	2	2	-2	0	0	1	0	0	58.8%	21:04
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		07:30
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	-1	0	9	1	1	0	100%	17:27
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:19
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:26
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		22:02
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		14:48
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		19:32
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	2	1		28:15
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:34
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		23:44

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	35	32	3	.914	59:00	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1		18:22
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		15:00
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	0		15:41
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	40%	15:45
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	6	0		11:03
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:14
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	07:53
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	84.6%	16:38
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	4	0	50%	10:45
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		12:48
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		17:15
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	57.1%	18:50
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0		24:16
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+3	0	4	1	0		25:58
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2		17:08
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		18:51
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:08
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		15:12

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:37	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Interference	2
1st	06:09	Boston Bruins	Matt Lashoff	Hooking	2
1st	12:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Hooking	2
3rd	15:58	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Elbowing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Scott Driscoll
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Mikko Lehtonen

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Boston Bruins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 17, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Fri, May 1, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sun, May 3, 2009
Boston Bruins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, May 6, 2009
Boston Bruins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, May 8, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sun, May 10, 2009
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, May 12, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, May 14, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 20, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
New York Islanders 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 20, 2008