Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes
· RBC Center, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–3 on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vancouver Canucks |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vancouver Canucks |
9 |
13 |
14 |
36 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
15 |
9 |
17 |
41 |
Three stars
- D. Bowman, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
- C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
- T. Ruutu, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:19 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Kevin Bieksa (1) |
Chris Higgins (1), Ryan Kesler (1) |
Even strength |
VAN 1, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
09:51 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Mason Raymond (1) |
Henrik Sedin (1), Alexandre Burrows (1) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, CAR 0 |
| 2nd |
15:52 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Drayson Bowman (1) |
Anthony Stewart (1), Jamie McBain (1) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
19:08 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Tuomo Ruutu (1) |
Bryan Allen (1), Jussi Jokinen (1) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, CAR 2 |
| 3rd |
00:37 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Drayson Bowman (2) |
Chad LaRose (1), Brandon Sutter (1) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
06:12 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jaroslav Spacek (1) |
Tuomo Ruutu (1), Tim Brent (1) |
Power play |
VAN 2, CAR 4 |
| 3rd |
08:40 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Alexandre Burrows (1) |
Henrik Sedin (2), Mason Raymond (1) |
Even strength |
VAN 3, CAR 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Vancouver Canucks |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
36 |
41 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
21 |
11 |
| Hits |
16 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
12 |
| Faceoffs won |
38/73 (52.1%) |
35/73 (47.9%) |
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
10:37 |
| Number 14 A. Burrows |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
18:54 |
| Number 17 R. Kesler |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
20:39 |
| Number 18 M. Mancari |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:29 |
| Number 20 C. Higgins |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:00 |
| Number 21 M. Raymond |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:28 |
| Number 27 M. Malhotra |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:50 |
| Number 32 D. Weise |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:49 |
| Number 33 H. Sedin |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:24 |
| Number 36 J. Hansen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 40 M. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
11:06 |
| Number 2 D. Hamhuis |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:56 |
| Number 3 K. Bieksa |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:47 |
| Number 4 K. Ballard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 6 S. Salo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 23 A. Edler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:00 |
| Number 29 A. Rome |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:34 |
| Number 41 A. Alberts |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
Vancouver Canucks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 C. Schneider |
41 |
37 |
4 |
.902 |
59:21 |
Loss |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
51.7% |
22:20 |
| Number 13 A. Stewart |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:11 |
| Number 14 A. Nodl |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:54 |
| Number 15 T. Ruutu |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
17:18 |
| Number 16 B. Sutter |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
47.1% |
16:41 |
| Number 19 J. Tlusty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 21 D. Bowman |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:42 |
| Number 36 J. Jokinen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:24 |
| Number 37 T. Brent |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
13:17 |
| Number 39 P. Dwyer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:35 |
| Number 59 C. LaRose |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:23 |
| Number 4 J. McBain |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:44 |
| Number 5 B. Allen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
| Number 6 T. Gleason |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
|
27:05 |
| Number 8 J. Spacek |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:53 |
| Number 27 D. Joslin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:52 |
| Number 28 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:09 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 C. Ward |
36 |
33 |
3 |
.917 |
59:44 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:33 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Keith Ballard |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
07:33 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Aaron Rome |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
07:33 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Manny Malhotra |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
07:33 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Bryan Allen |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
07:33 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Tuomo Ruutu |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:27 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Mason Raymond |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
15:10 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Maxim Lapierre |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:28 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Alexandre Burrows |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:11 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Tim Brent |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:12 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Keith Ballard |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:12 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Alexandre Burrows |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:20 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Alexandre Burrows |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:20 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Chad LaRose |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Vancouver Canucks head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Kirk Muller
- Referees
- Dave Jackson, Rob Martell
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Mike Cvik
- Vancouver Canucks scratches
- Daniel Sedin, Alexander Sulzer
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Jay Harrison, Joni Pitkanen, Jeff Skinner
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Other NHL games on Thursday, December 15, 2011
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Dallas Stars
3
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 New York Rangers
1
 at St. Louis Blues
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at Winnipeg Jets
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at Phoenix Coyotes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at San Jose Sharks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 15, 2011
|
Sources and further reading
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