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Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Carolina Hurricanes 2 33-33-16
at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 38-36-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 1 1 0 2
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 7 11 8 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 10 9 32

Three stars

  1. S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 goals)
  2. M. St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 assists)
  3. S. Downie, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (1) Martin St. Louis (1), Steve Downie (1) Even strength CAR 0, TBL 1
1st 16:12 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Faulk (1) Drayson Bowman (1), Eric Staal (1) Power play CAR 1, TBL 1
2nd 04:29 Carolina Hurricanes Jay Harrison (1) Eric Staal (2), Jamie McBain (1) Power play CAR 2, TBL 1
2nd 08:17 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (2) Martin St. Louis (2), Steve Downie (2) Even strength CAR 2, TBL 2
3rd 00:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (3) Martin St. Louis (3), Ryan Malone (1) Power play CAR 2, TBL 3
3rd 01:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell (1) Ryan Malone (2), Brett Clark (1) Even strength CAR 2, TBL 4
3rd 06:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie (1) Ryan Malone (3), Tom Pyatt (1) Even strength CAR 2, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 26 32
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 15 16
Blocked shots 15 13
Giveaways 5 10
Takeaways 7 8
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
12 E. Staal C 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 52.4% 21:06
13 A. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:08
14 A. Nodl R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:03
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 15:42
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 3 0 47.1% 17:10
19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:33
21 D. Bowman L 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 0 0 15:42
22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 100% 15:43
23 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 0 0 15:45
36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 55.6% 16:20
37 T. Brent C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 33.3% 08:47
59 C. LaRose R 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 0 0 14:53
4 J. McBain D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 21:33
5 B. Allen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 18:45
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 17:49
8 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 4 0 17:01
28 J. Faulk D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 3 1 1 23:02
44 J. Harrison D 1 0 1 -4 0 1 1 0 1 21:12
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
30 C. Ward 32 27 5 .844 60:00 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 68.8% 16:30
9 S. Downie R 1 2 3 +3 0 2 0 0 0 100% 17:32
11 T. Pyatt L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 36.4% 12:56
12 R. Malone L 0 3 3 +2 0 0 4 2 0 16:51
16 T. Purcell L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 1 0 16:11
18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 10:45
19 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 25% 15:47
26 M. St. Louis R 0 3 3 +2 2 4 0 1 0 19:55
34 J. Wyman R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 10:31
42 D. Tyrell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:27
49 B. Jones C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:04
91 S. Stamkos C 3 0 3 +2 2 5 1 2 1 47.4% 21:13
2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 24:13
7 B. Clark D 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 18:41
13 P. Kubina D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 25:43
27 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 0 12:44
47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 +3 0 3 0 1 0 17:04
97 M. Gilroy D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 18:22
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
32 M. Garon 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell Hooking 2
2nd 01:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Brett Clark Tripping 2
2nd 03:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis Holding 2
2nd 09:04 Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen Slashing 2
2nd 19:57 Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose Hooking 2
3rd 07:52 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Brent Roughing 2
3rd 07:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic Moore Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 07:52 Carolina Hurricanes Cam Ward Roughing 2
3rd 07:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Roughing 2
3rd 08:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Hooking 2
3rd 14:18 Carolina Hurricanes Alexei Ponikarovsky Boarding 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Kirk Muller
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Joni Pitkanen, Patrick Dwyer, Derek Joslin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Evan Oberg, Victor Hedman

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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