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
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
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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.
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Carolina has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Hurricanes have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Lightning have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Sergei Samsonov played for 17:58 during 22 shifts and scored 3 points. Sergei Samsonov had 2 goals and 1 assist.
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Jeff Halpern played for 15:34 during 20 shifts and scored 1 point. Jeff Halpern had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Carolina had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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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
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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.
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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.
