Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers

Saturday, April 7, 2012, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	33-33-16
at Florida Panthers	4	38-26-18

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	1	1
Florida Panthers	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	13	11	11	35
Florida Panthers	12	6	8	26

Three stars

S. Weiss, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
S. Clemmensen, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
M. Samuelsson, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:02	Florida Panthers	Marcel Goc (1)	Dmitry Kulikov (1), Mikael Samuelsson (1)	Even strength	CAR 0, FLA 1
1st	06:43	Florida Panthers	John Madden (1)	Tomas Kopecky (1), Ed Jovanovski (1)	Even strength	CAR 0, FLA 2
2nd	10:06	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss (1)	Mikael Samuelsson (2), Kris Versteeg (1)	Power play	CAR 0, FLA 3
3rd	08:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen (1)	Eric Staal (1)	Power play	CAR 1, FLA 3
3rd	18:36	Florida Panthers	Mikael Samuelsson (1)	Jason Garrison (1), Marcel Goc (1)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 1, FLA 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	35	26
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	40	16
Blocked shots	11	14
Giveaways	2	7
Takeaways	7	2
Faceoffs won	30/58 (51.7%)	28/58 (48.3%)

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 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-3	0	6	1	1	0	72.7%	19:38
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		07:55
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:39
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	6	0	0		16:42
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	53.3%	17:11
Number 19 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		16:22
Number 23 J. Welsh	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0	30.8%	16:32
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		17:34
Number 37 T. Brent	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	08:02
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	0	0		20:28
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0		17:22
Number 4 J. McBain	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	3	0		24:51
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		13:31
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		18:42
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	1	0	1	-2	0	5	2	1	1		26:41
Number 27 D. Joslin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	06:07
Number 28 J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:02
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		16:15

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	25	22	3	.880	59:50	Loss

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 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:08
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	44.4%	22:31
Number 10 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	64.3%	13:11
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		21:27
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		07:19
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	22.2%	10:44
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	11:32
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		12:51
Number 26 M. Samuelsson	R	1	2	3	+2	2	3	3	0	0		16:11
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		19:55
Number 57 M. Goc	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	53.8%	15:10
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:45
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	5	0		20:28
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		20:52
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		14:10
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		25:17
Number 52 J. Garrison	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		21:31
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0		16:16

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Clemmensen	35	34	1	.971	59:39	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeremy Welsh	Tripping	2
2nd	09:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeremy Welsh	Interference	2
2nd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Mikael Samuelsson	Interference	2
3rd	08:23	Florida Panthers	Kris Versteeg	High sticking	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Kirk Muller
Florida Panthers head coach: Kevin Dineen
Referees: Ian Walsh, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Bryan Pancich
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jaroslav Spacek, Patrick Dwyer
Florida Panthers scratches: Krys Barch, Jerred Smithson, Mike Santorelli, Jack Skille, Keaton Ellerby

2011-2012 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sun, Dec 18, 2011
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 21, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 7, 2012

Other NHL games on Apr 7

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 7, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Ottawa Senators 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
New York Islanders 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 7	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Nashville Predators 6 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 7, 2012

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