Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, December 20, 2010, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Monday, December 20, 2010 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	40-31-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	3	0	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	11	2	9	22
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	18	5	34

Three stars

M. St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
D. Ellis, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
V. Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dominic Moore (1)	Teddy Purcell (1), Dana Tyrell (1)	Even strength	CAR 0, TBL 1
1st	15:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov (1)	Jeff Skinner (1), Erik Cole (1)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 1
1st	19:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (1)	Ryan Malone (1), Dominic Moore (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, TBL 2
2nd	14:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brett Clark (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Victor Hedman (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, TBL 3
2nd	16:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Martin St. Louis (2), Teddy Purcell (2)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 4
2nd	18:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sean Bergenheim (1)	Brett Clark (1), Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Power play	CAR 1, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	22	34
Power play	1 of 5	2 of 3
Penalty minutes	13	17
Hits	27	19
Blocked shots	13	23
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	5	10
Faceoffs won	20/53 (37.7%)	33/53 (62.3%)

Box score

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 11 Z. Boychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		10:06
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	20:56
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		13:21
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	7	1	0	100%	19:50
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	38.5%	17:36
Number 20 T. Bodie	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		08:47
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:39
Number 29 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	41.7%	08:48
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		17:09
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2	0	33.3%	12:48
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	0	0		14:38
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		15:56
Number 4 J. McBain	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:57
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		18:18
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:06
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		25:52
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:27
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	1	0		19:30

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Peters	34	29	5	.853	59:53	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	71.4%	18:20
Number 6 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0		09:29
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	1		15:44
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:03
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		12:35
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	62.5%	15:14
Number 19 D. Moore	C	1	1	2	+1	4	3	1	1	0	53.8%	13:58
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	2	3	+2	0	3	0	2	0	100%	20:01
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:07
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	66.7%	16:41
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	+2	2	6	0	1	1	55.6%	19:51
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3	0		22:12
Number 7 B. Clark	D	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	2	0		14:39
Number 8 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		17:20
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		19:03
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	1	0		05:52
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	3	0		19:03
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	1	0		20:39

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 D. Ellis	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Roughing	2
1st	01:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen	Roughing	2
1st	02:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brett Clark	Tripping	2
1st	14:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Roughing	2
2nd	12:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
2nd	15:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Skinner	Interference	2
2nd	17:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Carter	Interference	2
3rd	06:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Troy Bodie	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dominic Moore	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	14:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
3rd	16:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Joe Corvo	Slashing	2
3rd	19:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dominic Moore	Holding	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Dave Jackson, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Bryan Pancich
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jiri Tlusty
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mike Smith, Mattias Ritola

2010-2011 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 15, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 12, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 25, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 26, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Apr 9, 2011

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Other NHL games on Monday, December 20, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Florida Panthers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Vancouver Canucks 3 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 20, 2010
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 20, 2010

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