2. Caroline vs 7. Tampa Bay

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11/4/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 6 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 29 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:51/61=82 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:52 1-0 Marian Hossa [1] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Sidney Crosby)
02:33 2-0 Magnus Valdemar [1] (Jason Garrison, Mark Giordano)
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26:03 3-0 Ray Whitney [1] (Mark Giordano, Zdeno Chara)
29:53 3-1 Patrick Sharp [1] (Martin St. Louis, Sergei Zubov)PP
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40:53 4-1 Zdeno Chara [1] (David Steckel)
42:46 5-1 Sidney Crosby [1] (Marian Hossa)
43:53 6-1 Matt Moulson [1] (Sheldon Souray, Ray Whitney)
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Penalty summary:
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03:24 Jason Garrison (2 min for slashing)
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28:54 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
37:52 Sheldon Souray (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 13.00 8
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10.10 6
R Ray Whitney 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 9
R Marian Hossa 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 22.10 8
C David Steckel 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
C Magnus Valdemar 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 13.00 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 2 23.30 10
L Havel Busicove 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 13.00 6
L Peter Asther 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
L Matt Moulson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10.20 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 23.30 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 5 1 0 2 2 17.10 8
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 28.50 7
D Jason Garrison 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 11.10 7
D Mark Giordano 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 22.20 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 1 2 7 0 6 0 3 31.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 13.40 4
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -2 14.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 23.30 7
C Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 8.50 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 10.40 5
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 16.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -3 24.30 7
L Martins Karsums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Ville Nieminen 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 -1 10.40 5
L Patrik Stefan 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -2 17.30 5
L Alexei Kovalev 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 23.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 10.50 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 -3 28.20 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 -1 14.20 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -3 30.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Zdeno Chara
3rd star: Ray Whitney

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Magnus Valdemar finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Patrik Stefan had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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13/4/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 6 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 35 - 20
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:26/38=66 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:25 1-0 Sidney Crosby [2] (Marian Hossa, Nicklas Lidstrom)
10:39 2-0 Mike Richards [1] (Matt Moulson, Mark Giordano)
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21:24 2-1 Patrik Stefan [1] (Patrick Sharp)
23:53 3-1 Marian Hossa [2] (Zdeno Chara)
26:18 3-2 Michel Ouellet [1] (Patrik Stefan)
29:02 4-2 Chris Kunitz [1] (Sidney Crosby)
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41:29 5-2 Marian Hossa [3] (Sidney Crosby)
42:48 6-2 Ray Whitney [2] (Matt Moulson, Mike Richards)
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Penalty summary:
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15:05 Havel Busicove (2 min for roughing)
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38:14 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
38:14 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
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47:37 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
52:18 Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
54:59 Dmitri Kalinin (2 min for tripping)
57:36 Ryan O'Byrne (2 min for roughing)
57:36 Magnus Valdemar (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
R Ray Whitney 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 8
R Marian Hossa 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 4 20.50 8
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Magnus Valdemar 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13.10 6
C Mike Richards 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 6 1 0 0 2 4 19.30 9
L Havel Busicove 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 12.30 5
L Peter Asther 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 7
L Matt Moulson 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 8
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 19.30 8
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 -1 15.10 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 30.00 8
D Jason Garrison 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13.50 6
D Mark Giordano 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 18.40 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 4 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 -1 6.10 4
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 5
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -4 20.40 6
C Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 4
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 12.40 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -4 18.50 6
L Martins Karsums 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 4
L Ville Nieminen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.10 5
L Patrik Stefan 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Alexei Kovalev 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -4 21.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 17.00 5
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 -4 25.50 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 13.00 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 17.40 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 29.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 29 0 0 60.00 4
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Mike Richards

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:
-Evgeny Artyukhin fought Sheldon Souray in a fight.

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15/4/2008
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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 6
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:22/34=62 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:20/36=54 %
Attendance: 15220 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 716862 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:26 0-1 Nicklas Lidstrom [1] (Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz)
06:42 0-2 Mike Richards [2] (Mark Giordano, Zdeno Chara)
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22:46 1-2 Dominic Moore [1] (Anson Carter, Michel Ouellet)
33:27 1-3 Mike Richards [3] (Ray Whitney, Sheldon Souray)
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41:25 1-4 Sidney Crosby [3] (Marian Hossa, Chris Kunitz)PP
43:38 2-4 Patrick Sharp [2] (Patrik Stefan)
46:16 2-5 Branislav Mezei [1] (Jason Garrison, Magnus Valdemar)
48:53 2-6 Havel Busicove [1] (David Steckel)
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Penalty summary:
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31:18 Dmitri Kalinin (2 min for hooking)
36:07 Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:16 Jamal Mayers (2 min for hooking)
41:48 Dmitri Kalinin (2 min for roughing)
41:48 Peter Asther (2 min for roughing)
51:48 Chris Kunitz (2 min for diving)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Anson Carter 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 18.20 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.20 4
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 21.50 6
C Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 5.50 5
C Dominic Moore 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 15.40 5
L Martins Karsums 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Ville Nieminen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 6
L Patrik Stefan 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Alexei Kovalev 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 1 15.10 6
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 -1 12.40 8
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -3 24.20 6
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 15.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.00 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -3 29.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 2 6 1 5 0 1 14.40 8
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 14.00 6
R Ray Whitney 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C David Steckel 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 6
C Magnus Valdemar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
C Mike Richards 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 -1 19.50 8
L Havel Busicove 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 14.40 7
L Peter Asther 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 7.40 6
L Matt Moulson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 11.10 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 19.30 7
D Branislav Mezei 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 9.10 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.20 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 31.30 7
D Jason Garrison 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
D Mark Giordano 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 38.40 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Richards
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Havel Busicove

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Dominic Moore finally ended his 34 game goal drought.
-Dominic Moore finally ended his 34 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Havel Busicove ended his 7 game point drought.
-Nicklas Lidstrom finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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17/4/2008
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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 6
Shots: 25 - 25
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:19/27=67 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:116/124=93 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 15220 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 716862 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:43 0-1 Mike Richards [4] (Sidney Crosby, Zdeno Chara)
08:53 1-1 Brad Richards [1] (Alexei Kovalev)
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20:19 1-2 Mike Richards [5] (Matt Moulson)
23:28 1-3 Ray Whitney [3] (Sheldon Souray, Mike Richards)
29:37 1-4 Peter Asther [1] (Branislav Mezei, Nicklas Lidstrom)
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40:11 1-5 Chris Kunitz [2] (Mark Giordano, Sheldon Souray)
42:57 1-6 Magnus Valdemar [2] (Mark Giordano)
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Penalty summary:
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15:54 Dominic Moore (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:48 Ruslan Salei (2 min for boarding)
33:41 Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:57 Chris Kunitz (2 min for slashing)
44:49 Zdeno Chara (5 min for attempt to injury)
51:16 Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
55:13 Dominic Moore (2 min for slashing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
R Anson Carter 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 11.50 4
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 16.40 5
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 26.10 6
C Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 4
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -1 13.10 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 24.10 7
C Brad Richards 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 8
L Martins Karsums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.40 4
L Ville Nieminen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 8.10 5
L Patrik Stefan 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 5
L Alexei Kovalev 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 -2 13.30 6
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 -1 19.20 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 12.50 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 26.40 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 30.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
R Ray Whitney 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 19.00 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 27.10 8
C David Steckel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Magnus Valdemar 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
C Mike Richards 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 17.00 10
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 22.20 7
L Havel Busicove 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 6
L Peter Asther 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4.40 7
L Matt Moulson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 7
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 24.20 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 5.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 16.00 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 28.50 7
D Jason Garrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.20 6
D Mark Giordano 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 35.00 9
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Richards
2nd star: Mark Giordano
3rd star: Andrew Raycroft

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Patrick Sharp had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sidney Crosby had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Peter Asther finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Other notes: