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Boston 1, Carolina 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BOS	0	1	0	1
CAR	1	0	3	4

Final

7:30 PM ET, May 8, 2009

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

THREE STARS

J. Jokinen
Hurricanes (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

E. Staal
Hurricanes (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

T. Ruutu
Hurricanes (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: Kevin Pollock, Dave Jackson Linesmen: Jean Morin, Thor Nelson
Attendance: 18,878 (100.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Boston

Carolina

Total Shots
	21
	31

PIM
	18
	14

Hits
	37
	35

Giveaways
	6
	9

Takeaways
	8
	11

Faceoffs Won
	37
	21

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:54		Eric Staal (8) (Power Play) Assists: Erik Cole, Ray Whitney	Carolina 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:43		Sergei Samsonov: 2 Minutes for Hooking David Krejci
3:17		David Krejci: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jussi Jokinen
16:59		Milan Lucic: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dennis Seidenberg
16:59		Dennis Seidenberg: 2 Minutes for Roughing Milan Lucic
16:59		Marc Savard: 2 Minutes for Roughing Erik Cole
16:59		Erik Cole: 2 Minutes for Roughing Phil Kessel

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:37		Marc Savard (5) (Power Play) Assists: Mark Recchi, Michael Ryder	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:09		Tuomo Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Holding Shane Hnidy
14:10		Chuck Kobasew: 2 Minutes for Holding Tim Gleason

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:52		Jussi Jokinen (6) (Power Play) Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Anton Babchuk	Carolina 2-1
14:31		Sergei Samsonov (2) Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Tuomo Ruutu	Carolina 3-1
15:41		Eric Staal (9) Assists: Joe Corvo, Jussi Jokinen	Carolina 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:07		Zdeno Chara: 2 Minutes for Hooking Eric Staal
6:08		Steve Montador: 2 Minutes for Hooking Erik Cole
14:59		Chuck Kobasew: 2 Minutes for Holding Erik Cole
14:59		Erik Cole: 2 Minutes for Roughing Chuck Kobasew
19:19		Anton Babchuk: 2 Minutes for Hooking Michael Ryder
19:56		Chuck Kobasew: 2 Minutes for Roughing Rod Brind'Amour
19:56		Rod Brind'Amour: 2 Minutes for Roughing Chuck Kobasew
19:56		Chuck Kobasew: 2 Minutes for Interference of Rod Brind'Amour (Served by Phil Kessel)

Player Summary

Boston Bruins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Axelsson LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	12:39	0:00	3:21	9:18	0	0	00.0
P. Bergeron C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	17:29	0:38	1:54	14:57	13	6	68.4
B. Bitz RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	2	0	100.0
Z. Chara D	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	5	1	0	36	23:56	2:01	2:56	18:59	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	12:06	0:00	0:19	11:47	0	0	00.0
P. Kessel RW	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:48	0:51	0:00	12:57	0	0	00.0
C. Kobasew RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	1	0	20	16:53	1:28	0:00	15:25	0	0	00.0
D. Krejci C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	22	17:19	0:38	2:08	14:33	3	7	30.0
M. Lucic LW	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	12:58	0:00	0:00	12:58	0	1	00.0
S. Montador D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	29	20:45	0:38	2:24	17:43	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	20	15:28	1:48	0:00	13:40	0	0	00.0
M. Ryder RW	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	12:40	1:11	0:00	11:29	0	0	00.0
M. Savard C	1	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	23	17:12	2:01	2:15	12:56	9	4	69.2
M. Stuart D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	27	18:34	0:00	2:11	16:23	0	0	00.0
A. Ward D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:36	0:00	2:45	13:51	0	0	00.0
B. Wheeler RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:32	0:00	0:45	11:47	0	0	00.0
D. Wideman D	0	0	-1	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	33	27:32	2:01	3:17	22:14	0	0	00.0
S. Yelle C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:23	0:00	3:29	8:54	10	3	76.9
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Ference									Lower Body
S Thornton									Healthy
M Hunwick									Lower Body

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	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	18	13:33	2:43	0:00	10:51	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	16	11:57	2:25	1:47	7:45	5	9	35.7
E. Cole LW	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	4	3	0	0	26	16:43	4:00	0:04	12:39	1	0	100.0
T. Conboy RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	10	6:43	0:00	0:00	6:43	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	1	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	31	25:15	4:07	1:23	19:45	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	18:08	1:32	1:07	15:29	6	8	42.9
P. Eaves RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	7:26	0:00	0:00	7:26	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	27	21:54	0:06	0:42	21:06	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	17:04	2:25	0:22	14:17	2	7	22.2
C. LaRose RW	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	23	17:23	0:31	1:06	15:47	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	30	26:25	4:32	1:20	20:33	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	8	1	0	21	13:09	0:00	0:00	13:09	1	1	50.0
S. Samsonov LW	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	24	16:16	2:40	0:00	13:36	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	26	21:14	1:23	1:53	17:57	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	2	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	30	18:19	4:00	0:52	13:27	6	12	33.3
S. Walker RW	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	19	15:05	0:16	0:00	14:49	0	0	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	10:39	0:00	0:00	10:39	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	17:49	4:00	0:00	13:48	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
F Kaberle									Healthy
R Bayda									Healthy
P Dwyer									Healthy
D Helminen									Healthy
M Ryan									Healthy
J Peters									Healthy
B Rodney									Healthy
B Carson									Healthy
D Bowman									Healthy
B Sutter									Healthy
Z Boychuk									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
T. Thomas	31	4	27	.871	60:00	0

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	21	1	20	.952	59:50	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Boston	4	10	7	21
Carolina	12	6	13	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Boston	1 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.

Playoff Series

Carolina won 4-3

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NHL Scores

Friday, May 8th

Washington	3	Final
Pittsburgh	5

Boston	1	Final
Carolina	4

ESPN NHL

Boston 1, Carolina 4

Final

Playoff Series

NHL Scores

Friday, May 8th