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Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 6

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
TAM(31-42-9)	1	0	1	2
CAR(43-33-6)	2	2	2	6

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 2, 2008

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

THREE STARS

C. LaRose
Hurricanes (RW)

Goals: 3
Assists: 0

E. Staal
Hurricanes (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

T. Ruutu
Hurricanes (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: BillMcCreary, BradWatson Linesmen: TimNowak, ThorNelson
Attendance: 17,644 (94.2% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Tampa Bay

Carolina

Total Shots
	25
	32

PIM
	12
	12

Hits
	23
	27

Giveaways
	4
	2

Takeaways
	7
	7

Faceoffs Won
	36
	21

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:32		Eric Staal (37) Assists: Erik Cole, Bret Hedican	Carolina 1-0
8:24		Martin St. Louis (25) (Power Play) Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Vincent Lecavalier	Game tied 1-1
16:10		Chad LaRose (9) Assists: Eric Staal, Trevor Letowski	Carolina 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:51		Doug Janik: 2 Minutes for Slashing Sergei Samsonov
7:55		Keith Aucoin: 2 Minutes for Tripping Matt Smaby
10:14		Vincent Lecavalier: 2 Minutes for Tripping Bret Hedican

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:31		Chad LaRose (10) Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Joe Corvo	Carolina 3-1
8:08		Scott Walker (14) (Power Play) Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Frantisek Kaberle	Carolina 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:42		Tuomo Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Slashing Dan Boyle
6:46		Andreas Karlsson: 2 Minutes for Hooking Scott Walker
8:39		Mike Smith: 2 Minutes for Roughing Ryan Bayda (Served by Brad Lukowich)
17:55		Tuomo Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Hooking Martin St. Louis
19:57		Vincent Lecavalier: 2 Minutes for Interference of Glen Wesley
19:57		Vincent Lecavalier: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:09		Tuomo Ruutu (10) (Power Play) Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Dennis Seidenberg	Carolina 5-1
15:46		Jeff Halpern (20) (Power Play) Assists: Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier	Carolina 5-2
18:21		Chad LaRose (11) Assists: Erik Cole	Carolina 6-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:04		Chad LaRose: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Alexandre Picard
15:08		Eric Staal: 2 Minutes for Tripping Mathieu Darche
19:55		Joe Corvo: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Doug Janik

Player Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
D. Boyle D	0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	26:50	5:50	4:53	16:07	0	0	00.0
M. Darche LW	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	2	1	0	25	20:29	2:39	5:01	12:49	4	2	66.7
J. Halpern C	1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:33	3:20	4:41	13:32	3	1	75.0
D. Janik D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	7	5:50	0:05	0:00	5:45	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:50	2:54	0:00	15:56	3	2	60.0
A. Karlsson C	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	14	11:44	0:05	3:06	8:33	9	2	81.8
F. Kuba D	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	30	26:26	6:23	4:41	15:22	0	0	00.0
V. Lecavalier C	0	2	-2	2	1	0	3	6	1	0	2	23	20:14	5:21	1:14	13:39	12	7	63.2
J. Lessard RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	6:47	0:00	0:00	6:47	0	0	00.0
B. Lukowich D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	10:53	0:00	0:00	10:53	0	0	00.0
M. Lundin D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:00	0:25	0:00	11:35	0	0	00.0
C. MacDonald C	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	11:02	1:06	3:10	6:46	5	5	50.0
M. Ouellet RW	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:04	1:46	0:00	13:18	0	2	00.0
A. Picard D	0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	28	21:56	1:41	4:48	15:27	0	0	00.0
M. Smaby D	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	28	22:09	0:05	4:46	17:18	0	0	00.0
M. St. Louis RW	1	1	-2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	22:02	5:21	1:19	15:22	0	0	00.0
N. Tarnasky C	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	7:46	0:00	0:03	7:43	0	0	00.0
J. Ward RW	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:48	0:05	0:34	8:09	0	0	00.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Roy									Scratched
K Stewart									Scratched
P Ranger									Scratched

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
K. Aucoin C	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	16	11:57	0:00	0:00	11:57	3	7	30.0
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	17:30	0:00	2:54	14:36	0	0	00.0
E. Cole LW	0	2	2	3	1	2	0	0	5	2	0	25	20:30	4:54	2:53	12:43	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	1	2	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	23	17:44	5:06	0:00	12:38	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10:29	4:40	0:00	5:49	1	2	33.3
T. Gleason D	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	23	17:59	0:00	3:39	14:20	0	0	00.0
B. Hedican D	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:08	0:00	0:00	14:08	0	0	00.0
F. Kaberle D	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:14	4:45	0:00	7:29	0	0	00.0
C. LaRose RW	3	0	3	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	11:22	0:00	0:38	10:44	0	0	00.0
T. Letowski RW	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:11	0:00	3:23	12:48	8	12	40.0
T. Ruutu RW	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	4	7	0	0	24	20:02	4:11	0:25	15:26	0	2	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:21	4:21	0:00	13:00	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	21:09	4:28	3:35	13:06	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	1	1	3	6	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	25	19:34	5:23	0:59	13:12	7	11	38.9
S. Walker RW	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:50	4:53	3:41	10:16	2	2	50.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	25	19:18	0:03	3:42	15:33	0	0	00.0
G. Wesley D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:00	0:06	3:28	9:26	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:30	5:16	0:00	8:14	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Williams									Scratched
W Brookbank									Scratched
T Conboy									Scratched
J Hamilton									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Smith	32	6	26	.813	60:00	2

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	25	2	23	.92	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Tampa Bay	9	5	11	25
Carolina	15	14	3	32

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Tampa Bay	2 of 0
Carolina	2 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

Wednesday, April 2nd

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Carolina	6

Boston	2	Final
New Jersey	3	SO

Philadelphia	2	Final
Pittsburgh	4

Detroit	2	Final
Chicago	6

ESPN NHL

Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 6

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, April 2nd