National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 29, 2009
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Rob Shick, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 16405
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 1012
Carolina 0213
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 17-22-3-7 8-8-2-5 9-14-1-2 L1
Carolina 24-21-2-3 13-10-1-0 11-11-1-3 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 13-10-1-0 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 9-14-1-2 record on the road.
  • Carolina has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Hurricanes have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Matt Cullen played for 19:13 during 26 shifts and scored 2 points. Matt Cullen had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Mark Recchi played for 16:26 during 19 shifts and scored 2 points. Mark Recchi had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Carolina had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Carolina
Mark Recchi 2 Points Matt Cullen 2
Mark Recchi 1 Goals Matt Cullen 1
Mark Recchi 1 Assists Matt Cullen 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Chad Larose 1
Mike Smith .903 Save Percentage Cam Ward .931
Mike Smith 28 Saves Cam Ward 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 29 2 0-3 5-5 10 29
Carolina 31 3 0-5 3-3 8 23
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .391 after a win and .538 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Lightning have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .323 after a loss.