Carolina 2, Florida 1

123SOT
CAR(43-33-6)10012
FLA(38-35-9)00101

Final

SO
7:30 PM ET, March 20, 2008
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise, Florida
THREE STARS
S. Samsonov
Hurricanes (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
C. Ward
Hurricanes (G )

Saves: 36
Save Pct.: .973
S. Weiss
Panthers  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: BankAtlantic Center
Location: Sunrise, Florida
Referees: DanO'Halloran, JustinSt. Pierre
Linesmen: MarkPare, AnthonySericolo
Attendance: 18,546 (96.3% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Carolina   Florida
Total Shots
 42
  37
PIM
 12
  6
Hits
 30
  26
Giveaways
  2
 8
Takeaways
 5
  3
Faceoffs Won
  30
 33
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
3:22Trevor Letowski (7)
Assists: Glen Wesley, Niclas Wallin
Carolina 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:36Stephen Weiss: 2 Minutes for Slashing Tuomo Ruutu
10:41Jay Bouwmeester: 2 Minutes for Tripping Erik Cole
19:12Frantisek Kaberle: 2 Minutes for Hooking Stephen Weiss
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
8:06Bret Hedican: 2 Minutes for Hooking Olli Jokinen
14:55Patrick Eaves: 2 Minutes for Hooking Rostislav Olesz
17:23Scott Walker: 2 Minutes for Slashing Nathan Horton
19:20Tim Gleason: 2 Minutes for Roughing Steve Montador
19:20Steve Montador: 2 Minutes for Roughing Tim Gleason
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:22Stephen Weiss (13)
Assists: David Booth, Jay Bouwmeester
Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
15:22Joe Corvo: 2 Minutes for Holding Radek Dvorak
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period
Shootout Summary
TEAMDETAIL
Jeff Hamilton shootout attempt against Tomas Vokoun with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
Nathan Horton shootout attempt against Cam Ward with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
Sergei Samsonov shootout attempt against Tomas Vokoun with a Backhand results in a GOAL.
Stephen Weiss shootout attempt against Cam Ward with a Snapshot results in a SAVE.
Eric Staal shootout attempt against Tomas Vokoun with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.

Player Summary
Carolina HurricanesTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
K. Aucoin C 000300001202316:460:500:0215:546650.0
R. Bayda LW000000002001914:250:002:3311:520000.0
W. Brookbank LW0001000000064:020:000:004:0210100.0
E. Cole LW000930002002921:503:034:2914:180100.0
T. Conboy RW0001010010064:350:000:004:350000.0
J. Corvo D 000001121102320:263:130:0017:130000.0
P. Eaves RW000120122002316:560:580:0015:580000.0
T. Gleason D 000200122003425:070:184:2520:240000.0
J. Hamilton C 0001100020097:542:300:005:241516.7
B. Hedican D 000201124103424:320:003:3320:590000.0
F. Kaberle D 000100120012116:001:301:0613:240000.0
T. Letowski RW101401000002820:500:005:0815:429756.3
T. Ruutu RW001210002002217:230:342:1614:331150.0
S. Samsonov LW00-1210000102419:413:090:0216:300000.0
E. Staal C 00-1530002002922:143:264:0514:43121348.0
S. Walker RW000503122002315:420:291:1314:000000.0
N. Wallin D 010103002003420:510:005:2415:270000.0
G. Wesley D 010201005003020:520:005:2015:320000.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYERREASON
D SeidenbergPersonal Reasons
J JensenHealthy
Florida PanthersTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
B. Allen D 000113002002217:040:001:4515:190000.0
W. Belak RW0000000000042:370:000:002:370000.0
D. Booth LW010730001002819:564:300:0015:260000.0
J. Bouwmeester D 010203123003430:557:020:5223:010000.0
G. Campbell C 0003000020096:280:001:594:293260.0
J. Cullimore D 000001002013020:460:021:4518:590000.0
R. Dvorak RW000210001001815:040:022:2212:400000.0
N. Horton C 000331001003124:116:440:0017:2720100.0
M. Johansson D 000211003013420:151:351:2317:170000.0
O. Jokinen C 000720002013326:137:220:0018:513537.5
K. Kreps C 000220002002015:010:380:5213:315741.7
B. McLean C 000100001022922:275:161:0916:027558.3
S. Montador D 0001001220063:531:350:002:180000.0
C. Murphy D 000121001111716:285:160:0011:120000.0
R. Olesz LW000120002113221:404:501:0915:410000.0
V. Peltonen LW000030000011813:250:020:2912:540000.0
K. Skrastins D 000001001002518:420:002:1516:270000.0
S. Weiss C 100402120103321:184:360:0016:42131154.2
Florida Panthers Scratches
PLAYERREASON
B MezeiHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
C. Ward37136.97365:000
Florida Panthers Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
T. Vokoun42141.97664:370

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
Carolina14815542
Florida91611137

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Carolina0 of 0
Florida0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, March 20th
Montreal 4 Final
Boston 2
St. Louis 2 Final
Ottawa 3
Tampa Bay 2 Final
Pittsburgh 4
Carolina 2 Final
Florida 1 SO
Detroit 6 Final
Nashville 3
Colorado 1 Final
Calgary 2
Vancouver 4 Final
Edmonton 1
Los Angeles 6 Final
Phoenix 5 SO