Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	47-28-7
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	35-37-10

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	0	0	3
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	16	14	1	40
Carolina Hurricanes	6	7	7	1	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (1)	Pascal Dupuis (1), Mark Eaton (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, CAR 0
1st	05:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bill Guerin (1)	Evgeni Malkin (1), Sidney Crosby (1)	Power play	PIT 2, CAR 0
1st	07:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (1)	Joni Pitkanen (1), Brian Pothier (1)	Power play	PIT 2, CAR 1
1st	09:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Zach Boychuk (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, CAR 2
2nd	02:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (1)	Erik Cole (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, CAR 3
2nd	06:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke (1)	Pascal Dupuis (2), Alex Goligoski (1)	Even strength	PIT 3, CAR 3
OT	00:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Brian Pothier (1)	Ray Whitney (1), Eric Staal (1)	Even strength	PIT 3, CAR 4

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

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	2	0		16:18
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0	38.1%	16:26
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	1		15:28
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:46
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		08:32
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		13:45
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0		15:59
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	30%	08:54
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		15:19
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		09:32
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	54.5%	18:50
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	1	0	36.8%	20:07
Number 3 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		20:19
Number 4 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		20:41
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	0	0		18:16
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		18:45
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	0	0		22:31
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0		18:54

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	21	17	4	.810	60:23	OT 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 11 Z. Boychuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:48
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	3	0	0	56%	21:56
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1	1		21:11
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		06:55
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		17:39
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80%	05:02
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	64.7%	15:07
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	0		12:38
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		15:54
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	18:26
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	60%	14:24
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		20:01
Number 5 B. Pothier	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	3	2	0		24:10
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		20:53
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		24:33
Number 27 B. Carson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		19:30
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		15:18
Number 45 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		14:40

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Peters	40	37	3	.925	60:11	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Dwyer	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	07:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Boarding	2
1st	19:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Holding	2
2nd	15:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Interference	2
2nd	15:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	08:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Interference goalkeeper	2

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 7, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 20, 2010

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
St. Louis Blues 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Boston Bruins 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Minnesota Wild 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Florida Panthers 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Ottawa Senators 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Nashville Predators 5 at San Jose Sharks 8	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 11, 2010