Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, December 19, 2009, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Florida Panthers	2	32-37-13
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	35-37-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	0	2	2
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	6	16	8	30
Carolina Hurricanes	8	13	3	24

Three stars

M. Cullen, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
T. Kostopoulos, Carolina Hurricanes (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Patrick Dwyer (1)	Matt Cullen (1), Ray Whitney (1)	Even strength	FLA 0, CAR 1
1st	14:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	FLA 0, CAR 2
2nd	08:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (1)	Tom Kostopoulos (1), Jay Harrison (1)	Even strength	FLA 0, CAR 3
3rd	02:17	Florida Panthers	Shawn Matthias (1)	Jordan Leopold (1), Gregory Campbell (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 3
3rd	12:39	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss (1)	Michael Frolik (1), Steve Reinprecht (1)	Power play	FLA 2, CAR 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat	Florida Panthers	Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal	30	24
Power play	1 of 5	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	15
Hits	33	26
Blocked shots	19	15
Giveaways	4	7
Takeaways	8	13
Faceoffs won	25/56 (44.6%)	31/56 (55.4%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers 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 S. Weiss	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	3	1	1	45.5%	21:29
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	1	1	-1	5	3	3	1	0	100%	13:42
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:48
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		22:47
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	46.2%	17:37
Number 22 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		07:09
Number 27 S. Reinprecht	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	38.5%	17:33
Number 32 M. Repik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		12:23
Number 41 S. Matthias	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	08:18
Number 65 V. Oreskovich	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		08:23
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	0	0		19:20
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:45
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0		24:31
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	5	0		24:02
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		18:41
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		21:41
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	3	0		19:18
Number 52 J. Garrison	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		10:31

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Clemmensen	24	21	3	.875	59:02	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

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	1	2	+2	0	2	1	3	0	64.3%	18:31
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	68.4%	19:41
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0		18:08
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:42
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	0		17:35
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	23.1%	16:14
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	08:03
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	0	80%	08:19
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		08:30
Number 29 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	1	1	+1	5	0	2	2	0		14:33
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:42
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	1	0	1	+2	0	4	1	0	0		15:25
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		21:10
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		27:41
Number 27 B. Carson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0		19:59
Number 33 B. Rodney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:26
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		18:27
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		20:32

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:16	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Tom Kostopoulos	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Stephane Yelle	Tripping	2
2nd	18:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Alberts	Holding	2
3rd	02:44	Florida Panthers	Jeff Taffe	Interference	2
3rd	07:03	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Roughing	2
3rd	08:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Holding	2
3rd	11:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
3rd	11:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Stephane Yelle	Hooking	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brian Murphy
Florida Panthers scratches: Kamil Kreps, Nick Tarnasky, Dmitry Kulikov
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Niclas Wallin, Tim Gleason

2009-2010 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 7	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 9, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 18, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 6, 2010

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 19, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Nashville Predators 5 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 19, 2009

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