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Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators 3 48-26-8
at Carolina Hurricanes 4 33-33-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 1 1 3
Carolina Hurricanes 0 3 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 7 6 16 29
Carolina Hurricanes 13 13 7 33

Three stars

  1. E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. B. Allen, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
  3. J. Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:42 Nashville Predators Craig Smith (1) Matt Halischuk (1), Gabriel Bourque (1) Even strength NSH 1, CAR 0
2nd 05:17 Carolina Hurricanes Jamie McBain (1) Anthony Stewart (1) Even strength NSH 1, CAR 1
2nd 12:31 Nashville Predators Colin Wilson (1) Unassisted Even strength NSH 2, CAR 1
2nd 13:04 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Jeff Skinner (1), Jussi Jokinen (1) Power play NSH 2, CAR 2
2nd 17:24 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Brent (1) Jeff Skinner (2), Eric Staal (1) Power play NSH 2, CAR 3
3rd 01:28 Carolina Hurricanes Bryan Allen (1) Eric Staal (2) Even strength NSH 2, CAR 4
3rd 02:18 Nashville Predators Gabriel Bourque (1) Jordin Tootoo (1), David Legwand (1) Even strength NSH 3, CAR 4

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 29 33
Power play 0 of 1 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 2
Hits 22 14
Blocked shots 12 12
Giveaways 1 9
Takeaways 8 6
Faceoffs won 29/61 (47.5%) 32/61 (52.5%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
10 M. Erat R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 19:33
11 D. Legwand C 0 1 1 +1 2 3 2 0 0 66.7% 18:20
12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 48% 20:57
13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 41.7% 14:50
15 C. Smith C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 09:46
22 J. Tootoo R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 0 12:13
24 M. Halischuk R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 09:46
27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:48
33 C. Wilson C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 13:15
46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12:13
57 G. Bourque L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 3 0 0 11:35
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:22
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 5 3 0 29:52
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 +2 0 6 0 1 0 29:04
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 11:51
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:33
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:55
75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 15:56
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
39 A. Lindback 33 29 4 .879 58:48 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 Z. Boychuk L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:50
12 E. Staal C 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 57.1% 22:40
13 A. Stewart R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:24
14 A. Nodl R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:29
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 17:10
19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 50% 18:58
21 D. Bowman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:23
36 J. Jokinen L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 40% 17:28
37 T. Brent C 1 0 1 -1 0 6 1 1 1 50% 16:41
53 J. Skinner L 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 63.6% 18:33
71 J. Samson R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11:53
4 J. McBain D 1 0 1 -2 0 6 1 0 0 15:47
5 B. Allen D 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 20:07
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:08
8 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 0 13:52
27 D. Joslin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 11:34
28 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 1 0 24:01
44 J. Harrison D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 3 0 20:02
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:16 Nashville Predators Jack Hillen Holding the stick 2
1st 19:00 Nashville Predators David Legwand High sticking 2
2nd 00:55 Nashville Predators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:52 Nashville Predators Andrei Kostitsyn Hooking 2
2nd 17:13 Nashville Predators Shea Weber Hooking 2
2nd 19:21 Carolina Hurricanes Bryan Allen Slashing 2
3rd 08:50 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Hooking 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Kirk Muller
Referees
Paul Devorski, Stephane Auger
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Tony Sericolo
Nashville Predators scratches
Paul Gaustad, Kevin Klein, Brandon Yip, Ryan Ellis
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Tuomo Ruutu, Chad LaRose, Patrick Dwyer

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 0 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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