Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2009
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik, Mark Pare
Attendance:
15873
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Carolina
|
20-15-2-3 |
11-9-1-0 |
9-6-1-3 |
W3 |
| Tampa Bay
|
10-18-3-7 |
4-7-2-5 |
6-11-1-2 |
L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 4-7-2-5 record at home this season. The Carolina Hurricanes have a 9-6-1-3 record on the road.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Carolina has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Hurricanes have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Ryan Craig played for 9:35 during 12 shifts and scored 1 point. Ryan Craig had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Joni Pitkanen played for 24:33 during 27 shifts and scored 2 points. Joni Pitkanen had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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Carolina had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Joni Pitkanen 2 |
Points |
Ryan Craig 1 |
|
Joni Pitkanen 1 |
Goals |
Ryan Craig 1 |
|
Dennis Seidenberg 2 |
Assists |
Adam Hall 1 |
|
Justin Williams 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Ward .895 |
Save Percentage |
Mike Smith .893 |
|
Cam Ward 17 |
Saves |
Mike Smith 25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
28 |
3 |
1-5 |
3-3 |
6 |
23 |
| Tampa Bay
|
19 |
2 |
0-3 |
4-5 |
10 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Lightning have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .222 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .600 after a loss.