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17/10/2007
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Carolina Hurricanes 7 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 32 - 26
PP: 2 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:38/54=69 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:67/83=80 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
Attendance: 13735 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 646919 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:37 1-0
Justin Williams [2] (Matt Cullen, Sidney Crosby)
05:26 2-0
Tim Gleason [1] (Sergei Samsonov, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
14:37 3-0
Joni Pitkänen [1])PP
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29:17 3-1
Marian Gaborik [1] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kim Johnsson)
35:57 4-1
Ray Whitney [3] (Justin Williams, Joe Corvo)
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44:35 4-2
Branko Radivojevic [2] (Stéphane Veilleux, Oleg Saprykin)
49:57 4-3
Marc-André Bergeron [1] (Martin Skoula, Éric Bélanger)
51:42 5-3
Ryan Bayda [1] (Chad LaRose, Scott Walker)
52:53 6-3
Tuomo Ruutu [3] (Rod Brind'Amour, Matt Cullen)
56:01 7-3
Sidney Crosby [2] (Joe Corvo)
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Penalty summary:
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04:25
Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for high-sticking)
13:57
Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for elbowing)
17:14
Joni Pitkänen (2 min for holding the stick)
19:39
Oleg Saprykin (2 min for slashing)
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21:45
Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for elbowing)
27:19
Ray Whitney (2 min for elbowing)
30:52
Sidney Crosby (2 min for slashing)
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47:54
Ryan Bayda (2 min for hooking)
57:19
Mikko Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 6
R Scott Walker 0 1 0 3 1 5 0 -1 18.40 7
R Justin Williams 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 8
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.40 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.40 5
C Matt Cullen 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 18.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 -1 20.20 9
L Ryan Bayda 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5.50 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 13.50 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 19.10 8
L Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 15.40 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 17.20 5
D Tim Gleason 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.50 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 25.20 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 4
D Joe Corvo 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 29.30 8
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 12.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Nastiuk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.30 7
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15.10 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -2 16.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 19.20 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 17.20 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -3 20.00 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 5.30 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 13.00 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 18.20 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -3 20.00 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 7
D Martin Skoula 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 23.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.40 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 -2 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 7 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Justin Williams
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Sidney Crosby
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tim Gleason ended his 5 game goal drought.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Marc-André Bergeron ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 0( 10) , Houston Aeros 7( 36)
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0-1 HOU Josh Olson (Serge Payer)
0-2 HOU Josh Olson (Ryan Stokes, Serge Payer)
0-3 HOU Erik Reitz (Matt Foy, Serge Payer)
0-4 HOU Matt Foy (Serge Payer)
0-5 HOU Josh Olson (Serge Payer)
0-6 HOU Mark Rooneem
0-7 HOU Ryan Hamilton
Goalies: Justin Peters - Nolan Schaefer