National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 4, Carolina 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 27, 2008
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 17475
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 0224
Carolina 1102
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 26-5-0-4 13-1-0-1 13-4-0-3 W7
Carolina 17-15-2-3 9-9-1-0 8-6-1-3 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 9-9-1-0 record at home this season. The Boston Bruins have a 13-4-0-3 record on the road.
  • Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Bruins have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Anton Babchuk played for 14:58 during 17 shifts and scored 1 point. Anton Babchuk had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Blake Wheeler played for 11:53 during 18 shifts and scored 2 points. Blake Wheeler had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Carolina had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Boston had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Carolina
Blake Wheeler 2 Points Anton Babchuk 1
Blake Wheeler 2 Goals Anton Babchuk 1
Marc Savard 2 Assists Ryan Bayda 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Tim Thomas .935 Save Percentage Cam Ward .857
Tim Thomas 29 Saves Cam Ward 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 22 4 0-3 4-4 8 21
Carolina 31 2 0-4 3-3 6 41
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .579 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Bruins have a W/L % of .760 after a win and .667 after a loss.