2. Caroline vs 5. Floride

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15/5/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 30 - 24
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:28/34=80 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:89/98=90 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:15 0-1 Alexei Chernov [7] (Derek Roy, Olli Jokinen)
02:34 0-2 Carlo Colaiacovo [1] (Richard Zednik, Alexei Chernov)
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20:18 0-3 Kristopher Letang [3] (Kimmo Timonen, Derek Roy)
31:18 1-3 Sidney Crosby [8] (Marian Hossa)
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41:11 2-3 Sidney Crosby [9] (Marian Hossa)
53:37 3-3 Ray Whitney [6] (Sheldon Souray, Matt Moulson)
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60:46 4-3 Matt Moulson [4] (Mike Richards, Ray Whitney)
Penalty summary:
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09:01 James Wisniewski (2 min for tripping)
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21:37 Sidney Crosby (2 min for slashing)
23:33 Alexei Chernov (2 min for hooking)
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42:45 Nathan Horton (2 min for slashing)
55:15 Nathan Horton (2 min for tripping)
58:41 Nathan Horton (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 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 12.30 8
R Ray Whitney 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
R Marian Hossa 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
C David Steckel 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.40 6
C Magnus Valdemar 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 9.20 8
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 8
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 20.30 9
L Havel Busicove 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Peter Asther 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Matt Moulson 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 21.40 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 29.10 7
D Jason Garrison 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 21 0 0 60.50 6
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 4
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 1 2 0 6 -2 18.00 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7.30 4
C Derek Roy 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 21.50 7
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 13.00 6
L Richard Zednik 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.20 7
L Alexei Chernov 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 21.10 8
L Dany Heatley 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 20.20 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
D Kristopher Letang 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 23.20 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 26.00 7
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 23.10 8
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 -3 29.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 26 0 0 60.50 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Marian Hossa notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Chris Kunitz had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Kunitz had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jussi Jokinen had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kristopher Letang ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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17/5/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Florida Panthers 4
Shots: 33 - 18
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:08 0-1 Per-Johan Axelsson [3] (Kimmo Timonen, Sergei Gonchar)SH
09:05 0-2 Alexei Chernov [8] (Derek Roy)
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20:44 0-3 Dany Heatley [3] (Olli Jokinen)
27:15 1-3 Nicklas Lidstrom [2] (David Steckel, Magnus Valdemar)
36:54 1-4 Jussi Jokinen [11] (Derek Roy, Kimmo Timonen)
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45:19 2-4 Sidney Crosby [10] (Zdeno Chara)
48:23 3-4 Chris Kunitz [8] (Marian Hossa, Nicklas Lidstrom)
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Penalty summary:
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01:26 Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
07:02 Marian Hossa (2 min for hooking)
10:58 Eric Belanger (2 min for roughing)
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24:23 David Steckel (2 min for hooking)
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50:44 Per-Johan Axelsson (2 min for elbowing)
56:09 Olli Jokinen (2 min for high-sticking)
58:31 Nathan Horton (2 min for tripping)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.50 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
R Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 5
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
C David Steckel 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.40 7
C Magnus Valdemar 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 9
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
L Havel Busicove 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
L Peter Asther 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
L Matt Moulson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 -1 21.40 9
D Nicklas Lidstrom 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 27.10 9
D Jason Garrison 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 13.20 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 9 1 9 0 1 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 14 0 0 58.00 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 11.00 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 6.50 5
R Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 16.40 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 21.50 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 4
C Derek Roy 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 20.20 7
L Per-Johan Axelsson 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 14.00 9
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 6.50 6
L Alexei Chernov 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 21.30 9
L Dany Heatley 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 17.40 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 23.40 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Per-Johan Axelsson
2nd star: Alexei Chernov
3rd star: Jussi Jokinen

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Derek Roy notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Kimmo Timonen notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Per-Johan Axelsson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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19/5/2008
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Florida Panthers 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 19 - 39
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:54/67=80 %, Challenges:19/31=59 %
PP: 1 of 11 (18 shots), Passing:119/135=88 %, Challenges:63/66=94 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 868265 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:12 0-1 Havel Busicove [3] (Peter Asther, Magnus Valdemar)
09:52 0-2 Sidney Crosby [11] (Marian Hossa)
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22:08 1-2 Dany Heatley [4] (Olli Jokinen)
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48:35 2-2 Derek Roy [5] (Alexei Chernov, Kristopher Letang)
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68:38 2-3 Sidney Crosby [12] (Marian Hossa, Nicklas Lidstrom)PP
Penalty summary:
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00:04 Marian Hossa (2 min for hooking)
11:26 James Wisniewski (2 min for holding the stick)
11:34 Chris Kunitz (2 min for roughing)
11:34 Kristopher Letang (2 min for roughing)
14:42 Eric Belanger (2 min for high-sticking)
18:03 Mike Richards (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:09 Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
28:05 Chris Kunitz (2 min for holding the stick)
30:32 Richard Zednik (2 min for high-sticking)
38:52 Richard Zednik (2 min for slashing)
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40:08 Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
52:57 Kristopher Letang (2 min for cross-checking)
55:12 James Wisniewski (2 min for slashing)
56:02 Alexei Chernov (2 min for elbowing)
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60:46 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for roughing)
63:23 Mark Giordano (2 min for high-sticking)
66:53 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for hooking)

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 5.40 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 8.00 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 5
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 29.50 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 4
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 8.00 5
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 8
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 25.10 8
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 8.00 5
L Alexei Chernov 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 19.00 7
L Dany Heatley 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 19.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 21.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 35.20 8
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 3.00 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 32.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 36 0 0 68.40 10
G Kevin Weekes 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 1 2 2 2 0 1 8.30 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 10.40 8
R Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23.20 7
R Marian Hossa 0 2 7 3 0 0 2 -1 26.10 9
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.10 6
C Magnus Valdemar 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.30 8
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 25.40 8
L Havel Busicove 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 7
L Peter Asther 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Matt Moulson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 9
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 6 2 0 0 4 -1 23.40 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 21.20 7
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 35.00 7
D Jason Garrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 30.00 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 33.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 17 0 0 68.40 6
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Olli Jokinen notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Alexei Chernov notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Kristopher Letang notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Alexei Chernov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Havel Busicove ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

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21/5/2008
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Florida Panthers 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 25 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (7 shots), Passing:82/93=88 %, Challenges:26/37=68 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 868265 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 0-1 Chris Kunitz [9] (Nicklas Lidstrom, Marian Hossa)
05:48 1-1 Jussi Jokinen [12] (Kristopher Letang, Derek Roy)
08:59 2-1 Kimmo Timonen [2] (Alexei Chernov, Derek Roy)
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22:45 2-2 Matt Moulson [5] (Sheldon Souray, Nicklas Lidstrom)
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40:26 2-3 Ray Whitney [7] (Mark Giordano, Sheldon Souray)
48:48 3-3 Nathan Horton [6] (Dany Heatley, Olli Jokinen)PP
57:13 4-3 Kristopher Letang [4] (Derek Roy, Alexei Chernov)
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Penalty summary:
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15:21 Olli Jokinen (2 min for hooking)
17:38 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for tripping)
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26:54 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for slashing)
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46:41 Chris Dingman (5 min for attempt to injury)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 19.20 7
R Nathan Horton 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -3 20.30 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.30 5
C Derek Roy 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 19.20 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 -3 20.30 6
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9.30 5
L Alexei Chernov 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 21.20 8
L Dany Heatley 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -3 18.30 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.30 6
D Kristopher Letang 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 22.50 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 -3 25.50 7
D Hans-Jurgen Brotchen 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.50 5
D Kimmo Timonen 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 3 24.50 9
D James Wisniewski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 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 1 0 1 5 0 8.00 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 -1 14.50 8
R Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 9
R Marian Hossa 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
C David Steckel 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Magnus Valdemar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
L Havel Busicove 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Peter Asther 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 6
L Matt Moulson 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 8
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 2 17.40 8
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.30 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 28.40 7
D Jason Garrison 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Mark Giordano 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 21 0 0 58.30 5
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek Roy
2nd star: Kristopher Letang
3rd star: Kimmo Timonen

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Nicklas Lidstrom notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Sidney Crosby had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Sidney Crosby had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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23/5/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Florida Panthers 4
Shots: 33 - 17
PP: 0 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:80/91=87 %, Challenges:72/77=92 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/69=78 %, Challenges:21/32=63 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:12 0-1 Dany Heatley [5] (Olli Jokinen)
06:53 0-2 Eric Belanger [4] (James Wisniewski, Cam Barker)
12:56 1-2 Ray Whitney [8] (Mark Giordano)
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30:04 2-2 Matt Moulson [6] (Mike Richards, Mark Giordano)
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41:51 2-3 Derek Roy [6] (Kristopher Letang, Sergei Gonchar)
58:32 2-4 Olli Jokinen [9] (Chris Higgins, Richard Zednik) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:01 Nathan Horton (2 min for high-sticking)
13:26 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for hooking)
16:12 Alexei Chernov (2 min for high-sticking)
16:56 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:26 Nathan Horton (2 min for tripping)
32:31 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for tripping)
37:02 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for tripping)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
R Ray Whitney 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 23.20 9
C David Steckel 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 9.00 7
C Magnus Valdemar 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.20 6
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.00 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 -3 25.40 9
L Peter Asther 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
L Matt Moulson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 22.30 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 6.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -3 32.00 7
D Jason Garrison 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 9.10 6
D Mark Giordano 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 -3 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 13 0 0 59.20 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 7.10 7
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 14.00 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 3 2 0 4 1 21.40 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7.10 4
C Chris Higgins 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 25.50 8
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Richard Zednik 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 7.50 5
L Alexei Chernov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.20 7
L Dany Heatley 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.30 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 30.00 9
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D James Wisniewski 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Roberto Luongo
2nd star: Olli Jokinen
3rd star: Eric Belanger

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Marian Hossa had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Eric Belanger ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Alexei Chernov had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Cam Barker ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

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25/5/2008
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Florida Panthers 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 14 - 36
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:34/44=77 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
PP: 2 of 7 (20 shots), Passing:91/107=85 %, Challenges:53/60=86 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 868265 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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23:39 1-0 Jussi Jokinen [13] (Alexei Chernov, Derek Roy)
26:28 1-1 Chris Dingman [3] (Marian Hossa, Zdeno Chara)
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49:42 1-2 Marian Hossa [6])PP
51:03 2-2 Olli Jokinen [10] (Sergei Gonchar)
55:28 2-3 Ray Whitney [9] (Matt Moulson, Nicklas Lidstrom)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:35 Nicklas Lidstrom (2 min for high-sticking)
08:52 Chris Kunitz (2 min for boarding)
13:35 Chris Kunitz (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:55 Kristopher Letang (2 min for elbowing)
33:58 James Wisniewski (2 min for hooking)
38:45 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for hooking)
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40:02 Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
41:43 Mike Richards (2 min for roughing)
41:43 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
42:51 Per-Johan Axelsson (2 min for roughing)
48:37 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for slashing)
54:43 Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8.50 4
R Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 20.20 5
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 17.50 6
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 15.00 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 8.50 5
L Alexei Chernov 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 22.10 8
L Dany Heatley 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 23.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 5 1 3 2 0 28.10 9
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.20 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 28.10 8
D James Wisniewski 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 20.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 10.50 9
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 8.40 7
R Ray Whitney 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
R Marian Hossa 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.00 7
C Magnus Valdemar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 18.30 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Peter Asther 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 7
L Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 6
L Matt Moulson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 7 3 1 0 4 -1 21.00 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 28.40 7
D Jason Garrison 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 8.40 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.50 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 12 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Dingman
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Ray Whitney

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Olli Jokinen scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Dany Heatley had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Zdeno Chara notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Chris Dingman ended his 8 game point drought.
-Marian Hossa ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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27/5/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 1 , Florida Panthers 6
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:93/105=88 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:71/80=88 %, Challenges:24/38=61 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:42 0-1 Nathan Horton [7] (Dany Heatley, James Wisniewski)
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21:15 1-1 Sidney Crosby [13] (Ray Whitney, Steve Mason)
22:42 1-2 James Wisniewski [2] (Bryan Smolinski)
26:09 1-3 Chris Higgins [1] (Richard Zednik, Alexei Chernov)
32:51 1-4 Richard Zednik [3] (Eric Fehr)
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40:38 1-5 Olli Jokinen [11] (Dany Heatley)
42:55 1-6 Olli Jokinen [12] (Dany Heatley, Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Chris Kunitz (2 min for hooking)
09:42 Kristopher Letang (2 min for boarding)
15:09 Sheldon Souray (2 min for slashing)
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29:16 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
33:52 Kristopher Letang (2 min for high-sticking)
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48:11 Richard Zednik (2 min for hooking)
51:13 Chris Higgins (2 min for boarding)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Dingman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 12.00 6
R Ray Whitney 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -2 17.30 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C David Steckel 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 13.00 7
C Magnus Valdemar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 11.00 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 15.10 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 20.50 8
L Havel Busicove 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Peter Asther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.30 6
L Matt Moulson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 15.10 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 8.10 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -4 19.40 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 28.40 8
D Jason Garrison 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 -2 12.30 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 22.40 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 -2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 6 1 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Eric Belanger 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8.30 5
R Eric Fehr 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 14.40 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 10.20 6
R Nathan Horton 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 20.50 8
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.30 6
C Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 9.10 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 17.30 5
C Olli Jokinen 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 22.50 8
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 7
L Richard Zednik 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 8.40 6
L Alexei Chernov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Dany Heatley 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 14.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 19.40 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 25.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
D James Wisniewski 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Roberto Luongo
3rd star: Dany Heatley

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Eric Fehr finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 39 game goal drought.
-Derek Roy had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Richard Zednik finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-James Wisniewski finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

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