Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks

Monday, March 2, 2015, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Monday, March 2, 2015 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	30-41-11
at Chicago Blackhawks	5	48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	2	2
Chicago Blackhawks	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	4	14	11	29
Chicago Blackhawks	7	11	8	26

Three stars

J. Toews, Chicago Blackhawks (2 goals, 1 assist)
M. Rozsival, Chicago Blackhawks (2 assists)
N. Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:07	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (20)	Michal Rozsival (8), Niklas Hjalmarsson (11)	Even strength	CAR 0, CHI 1
2nd	00:44	Chicago Blackhawks	Jonathan Toews (21)	Duncan Keith (30)	Shorthanded	CAR 0, CHI 2
2nd	09:42	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Saad (20)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 0, CHI 3
2nd	15:42	Chicago Blackhawks	Marcus Kruger (6)	Andrew Shaw (8)	Even strength	CAR 0, CHI 4
3rd	04:29	Carolina Hurricanes	John-Michael Liles (2)	Andrej Nestrasil (11), Nathan Gerbe (16)	Even strength	CAR 1, CHI 4
3rd	07:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Marian Hossa (18)	Jonathan Toews (32), Michal Rozsival (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, CHI 5
3rd	18:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Semin (3)	Eric Staal (20), Jay McClement (13)	Even strength	CAR 2, CHI 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	29	26
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	0	6
Hits	31	20
Blocked shots	19	15
Giveaways	8	12
Takeaways	7	8
Faceoffs won	36/61 (59%)	25/61 (41%)

Box score

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 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	57.9%	18:33
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0		19:00
Number 14 N. Gerbe	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		14:47
Number 15 A. Nestrasil	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0		15:01
Number 16 E. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	66.7%	13:22
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	60%	13:46
Number 20 R. Nash	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	46.7%	12:56
Number 24 B. Malone	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		11:48
Number 25 C. Terry	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:42
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0		19:44
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	77.8%	14:48
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		15:34
Number 26 J. Liles	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	2		17:59
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	3		23:51
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3		17:27
Number 47 M. Jordan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	7		17:01
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1		21:52
Number 73 B. Bellemore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1		18:49

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	18	14	4	.778	40:00	Loss
Number 31 A. Khudobin	8	7	1	.875	20:00

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		13:15
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	55.6%	15:34
Number 19 J. Toews	C	2	1	3	+2	0	4	0	0	42.1%	19:11
Number 20 B. Saad	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	1		14:19
Number 23 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:27
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		13:11
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	0		13:29
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	50%	12:04
Number 80 A. Vermette	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29.4%	12:55
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	+3	2	6	0	0		18:01
Number 86 T. Teravainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		11:58
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	44.4%	12:28
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	2		24:29
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		24:23
Number 5 D. Rundblad	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:02
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	3		19:30
Number 32 M. Rozsival	D	0	2	2	+3	0	0	2	2		19:15
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		17:29

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Crawford	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	20:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	Slashing	2
2nd	02:16	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	03:02	Chicago Blackhawks	Marian Hossa	Tripping	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Bill Peters
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, John Grandt
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Patrick Dwyer, Rasmus Rissanen
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Daniel Carcillo, Andrew Desjardins

2014-2015 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Mar 2, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 23, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 2

Other NHL games on Monday, March 2, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 2, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 0 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 2, 2015

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