National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2008
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 16831
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 1001
Carolina 1225
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 26-32-6-1 16-16-2-0 10-16-4-1 L1
Carolina 34-29-3-2 19-12-2-1 15-17-1-1 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 19-12-2-1 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 10-16-4-1 record on the road.
  • Carolina has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Hurricanes have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Lightning have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Sergei Samsonov played for 17:58 during 22 shifts and scored 3 points. Sergei Samsonov had 2 goals and 1 assist.
  • Jeff Halpern played for 15:34 during 20 shifts and scored 1 point. Jeff Halpern had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Carolina had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Tampa Bay had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Carolina
Jeff Halpern 1 Points Sergei Samsonov 3
Jeff Halpern 1 Goals Sergei Samsonov 2
Mathieu Darche 1 Assists Eric Staal 2
N/A Power Play Goals Sergei Samsonov 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Mike Smith .848 Save Percentage Cam Ward .957
Mike Smith 28 Saves Cam Ward 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 23 1 0-1 5-6 14 29
Carolina 33 5 1-6 1-1 4 26
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .647 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Lightning have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .342 after a loss.