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Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	OT	T
CAR(45-30-7)	0	1	2	1	4
TAM(24-40-18)	2	1	0	0	3

Final

OT

7:30 PM ET, October 11, 2008

St. Pete Times Forum

Tampa, Florida

THREE STARS

E. Staal
Hurricanes (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

V. Lecavalier
Lightning (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Smith
Lightning (G )

Saves: 42
Save Pct.: .913

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Don Koharski Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Andy McElman
Attendance: 18,552 (93.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Carolina

Tampa Bay

Total Shots
	46
	29

PIM
	14
	18

Hits
	16
	20

Giveaways
	7
	13

Takeaways
	4
	4

Faceoffs Won
	31
	40

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
8:20		Mark Recchi (1) Assists: Matt Carle, Jussi Jokinen	Tampa Bay 1-0
10:27		Janne Niskala (1) (Power Play) Assists: Vaclav Prospal, Jamie Heward	Tampa Bay 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:28		Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Slashing Tim Gleason
8:35		Wade Brookbank: 2 Minutes for Roughing Gary Roberts
13:46		Niclas Wallin: 2 Minutes for Interference of Martin St. Louis
17:00		Tuomo Ruutu: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Vincent Lecavalier
17:17		Janne Niskala: 2 Minutes for Holding Chad LaRose
19:55		Vincent Lecavalier: 2 Minutes for Interference of Rod Brind'Amour

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:01		Vincent Lecavalier (1) (Power Play) Assists: Martin St. Louis, Jamie Heward	Tampa Bay 3-0
19:51		Rod Brind'Amour (2) (Power Play) Assists: Joni Pitkanen, Ray Whitney	Tampa Bay 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:19		Andrej Meszaros: 2 Minutes for Tripping Chad LaRose
7:06		Eric Staal: 2 Minutes for Slashing Matt Carle
8:53		Michael Leighton: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ryan Malone (Served by Chad LaRose)
10:28		Niclas Wallin: 2 Minutes for Slashing Radim Vrbata
11:25		Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Tripping Dennis Seidenberg
16:27		Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brandon Sutter
17:25		Jamie Heward: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brandon Sutter
19:38		Matt Carle: 2 Minutes for Holding Brandon Sutter

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:56		Matt Cullen (2) (Power Play) Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Joni Pitkanen	Tampa Bay 3-2
9:56		Eric Staal (1) Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Tuomo Ruutu	Game tied 3-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:51		Matt Carle: 2 Minutes for Hooking Eric Staal
18:00		Sergei Samsonov: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:36		Eric Staal (2) Assists: Ray Whitney	Carolina 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	13:36	0:00	2:51	10:45	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	27	20:23	4:15	2:14	13:54	15	13	53.6
W. Brookbank LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	2:24	0:00	0:00	2:24	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	22:06	6:14	0:06	15:46	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	17:49	2:27	1:09	14:13	5	7	41.7
P. Eaves RW	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	11:14	1:44	1:24	8:06	0	1	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	27	21:03	0:15	5:41	15:07	0	0	00.0
F. Kaberle D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:54	4:56	3:08	12:50	0	0	00.0
D. LaCouture LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:24	0:00	0:00	4:24	0	0	00.0
C. LaRose RW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	11:15	0:00	3:52	7:23	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	2	1	7	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	34	27:02	5:14	3:20	18:28	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	1	1	7	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	24	20:17	6:04	0:40	13:33	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	25	20:15	4:35	0:00	15:40	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	1	1	3	1	4	0	0	3	0	1	27	21:43	3:07	3:46	14:50	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	2	0	2	8	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	31	23:09	5:55	3:11	14:03	7	11	38.9
B. Sutter C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:25	0:00	3:19	8:06	4	8	33.3
N. Wallin D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	25	16:57	1:15	4:30	11:12	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	26	18:55	5:57	0:41	12:17	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Melichar									Healthy
A Babchuk									Healthy
Z Boychuk									Wrist Injury

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	%
E. Artyukhin RW	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	0	0	00.0
M. Carle D	0	1	0	3	1	3	2	4	0	0	1	37	30:10	6:58	4:52	18:20	0	0	00.0
C. Gratton C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	23	12:54	0:00	3:56	8:58	10	6	62.5
A. Hall RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	12:18	0:00	4:23	7:55	3	2	60.0
J. Heward D	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	31	17:42	2:33	2:58	12:11	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	28	19:21	2:51	5:02	11:28	7	12	36.8
L. Krajicek D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	15:26	0:55	0:24	14:07	0	0	00.0
V. Lecavalier C	1	0	-1	4	4	1	1	2	3	0	1	25	21:07	6:30	0:05	14:32	11	7	61.1
M. Lundin D	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	22:37	0:00	7:09	15:28	0	0	00.0
R. Malone LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	3	6	3	1	0	24	20:13	5:50	0:47	13:36	0	1	00.0
A. Meszaros D	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	37	27:07	5:53	5:23	15:51	0	0	00.0
J. Niskala D	1	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	26	15:17	2:34	0:00	12:43	0	0	00.0
V. Prospal C	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	15:34	3:46	0:12	11:36	6	0	100.0
M. Recchi RW	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	14:11	0:41	4:34	8:56	0	1	00.0
G. Roberts LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:05	0:00	0:00	8:05	0	0	00.0
M. St. Louis RW	0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	27	23:18	6:40	0:41	15:57	0	0	00.0
S. Stamkos C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:05	0:24	0:00	5:41	3	1	75.0
R. Vrbata RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	12:25	3:15	0:04	9:06	0	1	00.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Ward									Groin
D Koci									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Leighton	29	3	26	.897	64:32	2

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Smith	46	4	42	.913	64:11	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Carolina	12	9	20	5	46
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	2	29

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

Saturday, October 11th

St. Louis	2	Final
NY Islanders	5

Detroit	3	Final
Ottawa	2

NY Rangers	4	Final
Philadelphia	3

Montreal	6	Final
Toronto	1

Chicago	2	Final
Washington	4

Atlanta	2	Final
Florida	3	OT

New Jersey	2	Final
Pittsburgh	1	OT

Carolina	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	OT

Dallas	1	Final
Nashville	3

Boston	3	Final
Minnesota	4

Vancouver	5	Final
Calgary	4	OT

Los Angeles	1	Final
San Jose	3

Columbus	1	Final
Phoenix	3

ESPN NHL

Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 3

Final

OT

NHL Scores

Saturday, October 11th