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31/1/2009
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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 4 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
PP: 2 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:28/32=84 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:47 1-0
Tuomo Ruutu [20] (Brandon Sutter, Tim Gleason)PP
09:39 2-0
Tuomo Ruutu [21] (Brandon Sutter, Milan Michalek)PP
10:38 3-0
Alex Kovalev [25] (Dan Boyle, Mike Richards)PP
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27:47 3-1
Lee Stempniak [14] (Nikolai Kulemin, Mike Van Ryn)
29:37 3-2
Jason Blake [24] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Nik Antropov)PP
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40:13 4-2
Alex Kovalev [26] (Joe Corvo, Dan Boyle)PP
43:29 5-2
Joe Corvo [6] (Ray Whitney)
49:45 5-3
Tomas Kaberle [8] (Pavel Kubina, Nik Antropov)
52:49 5-4
Nikolai Kulemin [14] (Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:56
Nik Antropov (2 min for boarding)
03:29
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for tripping)
07:54
Bates Battaglia (2 min for boarding)
10:01
Mark Bell (2 min for high-sticking)
12:22
Anton Strålman (2 min for slashing)
17:25
Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
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20:37
Patrick Eaves (2 min for elbowing)
23:07
Patrick Eaves (2 min for slashing)
27:55
Ray Whitney (2 min for holding the stick)
34:14
Sergei Samsonov (2 min for tripping)
38:22
Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for hooking)
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45:54
Braydon Coburn (2 min for hooking)
51:37
Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for boarding)
54:27
Georges Laraque (2 min for elbowing)
57:35
Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for cross-checking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 9.00 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 10.20 5
R Tuomo Ruutu 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 12.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 9.20 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.40 6
L Milan Michalek 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 16.00 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 12.40 5
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
D Joe Corvo 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.50 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 26.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10.20 6
R Lee Stempniak 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
R Jason Blake 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
C Matt Stajan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 5
C Nik Antropov 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 21.20 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 17.00 8
L Nikolai Kulemin 1 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 17.00 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 24.20 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 24.10 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 16.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 13.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Joe Corvo
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Alex Kovalev scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mike Richards notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Ray Whitney had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Nik Antropov has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Nik Antropov notched his 30th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 4( 47) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 15)
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1-0
Nicolas Blanchard (Casey Borer)
2-0
Brandon Dubinsky (Jakub Vojta, Chad LaRose)
3-0
Jérome Samson (Jeff Hamilton)
4-0
Jérome Samson (Jamie McBain)
4-1 SJM Mikhail Grabovski (Johnny Pohl, Jeremy Williams)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Justin Pogge