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
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
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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.
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Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Montreal has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Canadiens have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Eric Staal played for 20:45 during 25 shifts and scored 2 points. Eric Staal had 2 goals and 0 assists.
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Alexei Kovalev played for 16:35 during 20 shifts and scored 1 point. Alexei Kovalev had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Carolina had 11 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
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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
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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.
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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.