National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Carolina 3, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Andy McElman
Attendance: 16434
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0202
Carolina 2103
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Montreal 16-9-1-4 9-4-1-2 7-5-0-2 L3
Carolina 14-12-2-3 8-8-1-0 6-4-1-3 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 8-8-1-0 record at home this season. The Montreal Canadiens have a 7-5-0-2 record on the road.
  • Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Montreal has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Canadiens have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Eric Staal played for 20:45 during 25 shifts and scored 2 points. Eric Staal had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Alexei Kovalev played for 16:35 during 20 shifts and scored 1 point. Alexei Kovalev had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Carolina had 11 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
  • Montreal had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Montreal   Carolina
Alexei Kovalev 1 Points Eric Staal 2
Alexei Kovalev 1 Goals Eric Staal 2
Robert Lang 1 Assists Sergei Samsonov 2
N/A Power Play Goals Eric Staal 2
Alexei Kovalev 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Jaroslav Halak .889 Save Percentage Cam Ward .917
Jaroslav Halak 24 Saves Cam Ward 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Montreal 24 2 0-1 8-11 22 30
Carolina 27 3 3-11 1-1 2 29
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against Florida. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .529 after a loss.
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .615 after a loss.