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9/3/2011
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 30 - 28
PP: 0 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:30/45=65 %
Attendance: 11979 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 559419 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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12:54 0-1
Jason Pominville [21] (Luca Caputi)
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25:53 0-2
Michael Ryder [22] (Rick Nash, Eric Godard)
30:06 1-2
Ryan Craig [15] (Anton Babchuk, Karlis Skrastins)
30:25 2-2
Erik Cole [16] (Anton Babchuk, Scott Walker)
37:04 3-2
Matt Cullen [25] (Tyler Arnason, Konstantin Pushkarev)
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58:48 3-3
Luca Caputi [13] (Jason Pominville, Michael Ryder) WG
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64:07 4-3
Patrick Eaves [16] (Matt Cullen, Jussi Jokinen)
Penalty summary:
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07:39
Lance Maisterra (2 min for tripping)
08:32
Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
08:32
Anton Babchuk (2 min for roughing)
18:02
Barret Jackman (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:11
Karlis Skrastins (2 min for cross-checking)
27:37
Brad Stuart (2 min for high-sticking)
29:46
Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
29:46
Chris Conner (5 min for fighting)
32:55
Brad Stuart (2 min for slashing)
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41:14
Michael Ryder (2 min for high-sticking)
43:24
Mike Richards (2 min for slashing)
46:33
Tyler Kennedy (2 min for high-sticking)
54:16
Sergei Samsonov (2 min for holding the stick)
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62:37
Jamie McBain (5 min for fighting)
62:37
Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
63:23
Tuomo Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
63:23
Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Scott Walker 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 20.10 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 -1 21.30 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Ryan Craig 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 14.20 8
C Lance Maisterra 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 18.10 5
C Matt Cullen 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 5
L Erik Cole 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.20 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 10.40 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.30 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 12.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 4
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 2 6 1 3 2 2 30.30 9
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 12.20 6
D Jamie McBain 0 0 1 8 2 6 5 -2 22.00 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 5 3 4 0 1 31.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 25 0 0 64.10 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 -1 6.10 7
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 15.30 7
R Luca Caputi 1 1 5 4 2 4 0 1 20.00 10
R Rick Nash 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 -1 24.20 7
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.10 4
C Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 19.50 6
C Jason Pominville 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 -1 21.10 7
L Chris Conner 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 5.50 5
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
L Michael Ryder 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 -1 20.50 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 20.50 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 17.50 6
D Kris Letang 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 26.10 7
D Matt Smaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 22.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 26 0 0 63.50 6
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Luca Caputi
2nd star: Matt Cullen
3rd star: Anton Babchuk
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ryan Craig scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Matt Cullen scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Konstantin Pushkarev finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Rick Nash notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Rick Nash scored the 500th point of his career.
-Eric Godard ended his 6 game point drought.
-Rick Nash had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mike Richards had his 11 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Tim Gleason beat Chris Conner in a fight.
-Jamie McBain fought Barret Jackman in a fight.
-Tuomo Ruutu beat Mike Richards in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 4( 29) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 16)
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0-1 WIL Joey Haddad (Robert Bortuzzo)
0-2 WIL Joey Haddad (Mitch Fadden)
1-2 LOW Zach Boychuk (Rod Brind'Amour)
2-2 LOW Rod Brind'Amour (Boris Valabik)
3-2 LOW Drayson Bowman (Matt Generous)
4-2 LOW Zach Boychuk (Rod Brind'Amour)