Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, December 18, 2015, 7:00 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 on Friday, December 18, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Florida Panthers	2	47-26-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	0	35-31-16

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	5	7	6	18
Carolina Hurricanes	6	9	9	24

Three stars

W. Mitchell, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
R. Luongo, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
J. Liles, Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	04:09	Florida Panthers	Willie Mitchell (1)	Jonathan Huberdeau (15), Aleksander Barkov (10)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 0
3rd	19:39	Florida Panthers	Reilly Smith (11)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 2, CAR 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat	Florida Panthers	Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal	18	24
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	12	17
Blocked shots	15	10
Giveaways	3	10
Takeaways	11	17
Faceoffs won	38/63 (60.3%)	25/63 (39.7%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Huberdeau	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1		19:57
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	2	52.4%	21:05
Number 18 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2		18:13
Number 21 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	57.1%	16:53
Number 23 R. Grimaldi	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	06:48
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	75%	18:11
Number 42 Q. Howden	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:10
Number 48 L. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:21
Number 53 C. Knight	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	66.7%	13:48
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		17:03
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	17:11
Number 86 C. Brickley	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		07:38
Number 4 D. Olsen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:05
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		19:43
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		21:46
Number 33 W. Mitchell	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2		20:15
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		18:18
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		23:05

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	24	24	0	1.000	59:30	Win

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	-1	0	2	2	1	40%	19:04
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	38.9%	19:56
Number 15 A. Nestrasil	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:43
Number 16 E. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	50%	20:10
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	45.5%	09:26
Number 24 B. Malone	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		08:38
Number 25 C. Terry	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:10
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		16:28
Number 34 P. Di Giuseppe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		12:27
Number 42 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	100%	16:05
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	33.3%	16:54
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1		17:48
Number 5 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:59
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		24:40
Number 27 J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		23:04
Number 54 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		19:54
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		19:58
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:49

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	17	16	1	.941	57:47	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Jay McClement	Holding	2
2nd	11:30	Florida Panthers	Vincent Trocheck	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	15:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Elias Lindholm	Holding	2
3rd	06:00	Florida Panthers	Corban Knight	Hooking	2
3rd	13:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Hainsey	Hooking	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Gerard Gallant
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Bill Peters
Referees: Brad Watson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Steve Miller
Florida Panthers scratches: Shawn Thornton, Derek MacKenzie, Dave Bolland
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Riley Nash, Michal Jordan

2015-2016 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Oct 13, 2015
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 9, 2016

Other NHL games on Dec 18

Other NHL games on Friday, December 18, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
San Jose Sharks 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
New York Rangers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 18, 2015

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