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Carolina 2, Minnesota 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CAR(45-30-7)	1	1	0	2
MIN(40-33-9)	0	3	0	3

Final

8:00 PM ET, December 23, 2008

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

M. Koivu
Wild (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

M. Gaborik
Wild (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

N. Backstrom
Wild (G )

Saves: 35
Save Pct.: .946

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Chris Lee, Tim Peel Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brian Mach
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Carolina

Minnesota

Total Shots
	37
	23

PIM
	2
	10

Hits
	12
	14

Giveaways
	12
	12

Takeaways
	3
	2

Faceoffs Won
	28
	25

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
18:46		Rod Brind'Amour (8) Assists: Scott Walker, Ray Whitney	Carolina 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
13:10		Marek Zidlicky: 2 Minutes for Tripping Rod Brind'Amour

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:35		Ray Whitney (12) Assists: Joni Pitkanen, Rod Brind'Amour	Carolina 2-0
4:17		Cal Clutterbuck (3) Assists: Mikko Koivu, Marian Gaborik	Carolina 2-1
8:18		Marian Gaborik (3) (Power Play) Assists: Mikko Koivu, Marek Zidlicky	Game tied 2-2
18:18		Stephane Veilleux (4) (Shorthanded) Assists: Eric Belanger, Nick Schultz	Minnesota 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:00		Scott Walker: 2 Minutes for Hooking Eric Belanger
16:40		Marek Zidlicky: 2 Minutes for Interference of Tuomo Ruutu

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:13		Krys Kolanos: 4 Minute Double Minor for High-sticking Tim Gleason
5:05		Antti Miettinen: 2 Minutes for Hooking Ray Whitney

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	%
A. Babchuk D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	11:50	1:52	0:00	9:58	0	0	00.0
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:53	0:00	0:00	6:53	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:19	4:43	0:18	16:18	10	7	58.8
J. Corvo D	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	27:12	5:42	0:18	21:12	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	15:03	0:29	0:00	14:34	8	4	66.7
P. Eaves RW	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:24	0:00	0:00	6:24	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	29	23:10	0:22	0:18	22:30	0	0	00.0
F. Kaberle D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	9:56	0:26	0:00	9:30	0	0	00.0
C. LaRose RW	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	18	15:40	0:00	0:18	15:22	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	29	23:32	3:44	0:00	19:48	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	17:29	3:08	0:00	14:21	0	1	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:00	5:16	0:00	13:44	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	28	21:58	1:46	0:00	20:12	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:27	4:56	0:00	15:31	7	12	36.8
B. Sutter C	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:28	0:00	0:00	6:28	3	1	75.0
S. Walker RW	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	22	17:41	0:00	0:00	17:41	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	1	1	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	20:49	4:52	0:00	15:57	0	0	00.0
J. Williams RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	15:46	2:44	0:00	13:02	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
N Wallin									Left Leg
W Brookbank									Healthy

Minnesota Wild												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Belanger C	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	30	17:57	0:00	3:02	14:55	7	8	46.7
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2:52	0:00	0:00	2:52	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11:49	0:00	0:00	11:49	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	15:23	0:18	0:00	15:05	1	0	100.0
B. Burns D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	32	26:42	0:18	4:59	21:25	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	24	14:47	0:00	0:00	14:47	0	0	00.0
M. Gaborik RW	1	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	18:46	0:18	0:58	17:30	0	0	00.0
C. Gillies C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	6:50	0:00	0:00	6:50	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	35	26:20	0:00	3:01	23:19	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	32	21:02	0:18	3:49	16:55	12	8	60.0
K. Kolanos C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	12	7:31	0:00	0:27	7:04	1	3	25.0
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	26	16:30	0:00	2:09	14:21	0	0	00.0
E. Reitz D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:08	0:00	0:00	6:08	0	0	00.0
N. Schultz D	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	33	24:43	0:00	4:38	20:05	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	15:56	0:00	1:09	14:47	4	9	30.8
M. Skoula D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:11	0:00	3:22	13:49	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	20:05	0:00	2:26	17:39	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	1	1	3	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	29	19:28	0:18	0:00	19:10	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Bergeron									Lwr Body Injury
C Weller									Healthy
B Pouliot									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Leighton	23	3	20	.87	59:05	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	37	2	35	.946	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Carolina	10	14	13	37
Minnesota	4	13	6	23

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Carolina	0 of 0
Minnesota	1 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

Tuesday, December 23rd

Boston	2	Final
New Jersey	0

Atlanta	4	Final
NY Islanders	2

Washington	5	Final
NY Rangers	4	OT

Ottawa	4	Final
Philadelphia	6

Los Angeles	3	Final
Columbus	0

St. Louis	1	Final
Detroit	4

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Pittsburgh	0

Dallas	8	Final
Toronto	2

Nashville	0	Final
Florida	3

Carolina	2	Final
Minnesota	3

Anaheim	3	Final
Calgary	4

Phoenix	4	Final
Colorado	5	OT

Vancouver	0	Final
San Jose	5

ESPN NHL

Carolina 2, Minnesota 3

Final

NHL Scores

Tuesday, December 23rd