New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes

Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
New York Islanders	4	34-37-11
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	33-33-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Islanders	1	0	2	0	1	4
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Islanders	13	6	11	6	0	36
Carolina Hurricanes	17	10	10	3	0	40

Three stars

J. Tavares, New York Islanders (3 assists)
C. LaRose, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
B. Sutter, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:40	New York Islanders	Matt Moulson (1)	John Tavares (1), Frans Nielsen (1)	Power play	NYI 1, CAR 0
1st	04:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Anthony Stewart (1)	Jay Harrison (1), Andreas Nodl (1)	Even strength	NYI 1, CAR 1
2nd	03:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Brandon Sutter (1)	Drayson Bowman (1)	Even strength	NYI 1, CAR 2
3rd	04:50	New York Islanders	Frans Nielsen (1)	Mark Streit (1), John Tavares (2)	Power play	NYI 2, CAR 2
3rd	15:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose (1)	Brandon Sutter (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, CAR 3
3rd	18:30	New York Islanders	Kyle Okposo (1)	John Tavares (3), Travis Hamonic (1)	Even strength	NYI 3, CAR 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Islanders	PA Parenteau	Goal
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen	Goal
2	New York Islanders	Frans Nielsen	Goal (winner)
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Saved
3	New York Islanders	Kyle Okposo	Saved
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Chad LaRose	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat	New York Islanders	Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal	36	40
Power play	2 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	25	19
Blocked shots	14	15
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	7	11
Faceoffs won	30/70 (42.9%)	40/70 (57.1%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders 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 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		14:09
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	42.9%	15:22
Number 15 P. Parenteau	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:32
Number 16 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	66.7%	10:55
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		13:28
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0		21:13
Number 25 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		08:56
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	100%	21:55
Number 36 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:35
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		15:33
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	1	1	35%	18:03
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	3	3	-1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	22:49
Number 2 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	2	0		22:24
Number 3 T. Hamonic	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	7	2	0		25:08
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:43
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		16:25
Number 27 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	3	0		21:44
Number 47 A. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		25:12

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	40	37	3	.925	64:54	Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	56%	25:05
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		06:22
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		15:27
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		14:45
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	41.7%	16:37
Number 19 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:22
Number 21 D. Bowman	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0		18:44
Number 22 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		19:13
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2		17:54
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	68%	20:20
Number 37 T. Brent	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	57.1%	06:30
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	5	1		20:17
Number 4 J. McBain	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		23:45
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1		19:35
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1		25:14
Number 8 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		20:11
Number 28 J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1		20:33
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0		20:42

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	36	33	3	.917	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Bryan Allen	Holding	2
1st	16:57	New York Islanders	Marty Reasoner	Hooking	2
3rd	04:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	High sticking	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Kirk Muller
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Derek Amell
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Mottau, Al Montoya
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Joni Pitkanen, Patrick Dwyer, Derek Joslin

2011-2012 season series

Every New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 21, 2012
New York Islanders 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 18, 2012

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Calgary Flames 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 3, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 3, 2012