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8/1/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:60/66=89 %
PP: 0 of 1 (5 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 16023 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 754684 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:57 0-1
Brendan Shanahan [14] (Lasse Kukkonen, Carlo Colaiacovo)
12:07 1-1
Ray Whitney [15] (Joe Corvo, Justin Williams)PP
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31:45 1-2
Dmitri Kalinin [4] (Olli Jokinen, Daniel Brière)
33:11 2-2
Tuomo Ruutu [15] (Frantisek Kaberle, Rod Brind'Amour)
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44:12 3-2
Rod Brind'Amour [9] (Tuomo Ruutu, Joni Pitkänen)
49:35 4-2
Ray Whitney [16] (Matt Cullen, Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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10:19
Daniel Brière (2 min for hooking)
13:41
Ryan Bayda (2 min for holding the stick)
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36:12
Nigel Dawes (2 min for hooking)
37:57
Maxime Talbot (2 min for cross-checking)
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52:06
Brendan Shanahan (2 min for high-sticking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
R Justin Williams 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 8
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 6.00 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 8
L Ray Whitney 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 9
L Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 19.30 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 13.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Nastiuk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
R Brendan Shanahan 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 14.40 7
R Petr Prucha 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 14.20 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
C Daniel Brière 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -2 16.50 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 7
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 16.00 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Olli Jokinen 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -2 21.40 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 -2 24.20 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 -2 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Antoine Lafleur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ray Whitney
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Carlo Colaiacovo notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Olli Jokinen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 4( 24) , Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 11)
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1-0 ALB Mike Angelidis (Jakub Vojta)
2-0 ALB Mike Angelidis (Jonathan Hedström, Josef Melichar)
2-1 HFD Ryan Hillier (David Kveton, Hannu Pikkarainen)
2-2 HFD Pat Rissmiller (Blair Betts, Hugh Jessiman)
2-3 HFD Jake Taylor (Jarkko Immonen, Simon Gamache)
3-3 ALB Jonathan Hedström (Mike Angelidis, Vince Bellissimo)
4-3 ALB Mike Angelidis (Vince Bellissimo, Dennis Seidenberg)
Goalies: Justin Peters - Mika Noronen