Hurricanes 3–2 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌪️ CAR	2	1	0	3
👑 LAK	0	0	2	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

2 G

2 shots · 21:00 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Justin Williams

1 G

1 shots · 08:38 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Gerber

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Erik Cole PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:27

Assists: Chad LaRose, Eric Staal · beat Mathieu Garon

1–0

🌪️ Justin Williams 1st · 13:59

Assists: Mike Commodore, Cory Stillman · beat Mathieu Garon

2–0

2nd period

🌪️ Erik Cole 2nd · 06:52

Assists: Oleg Tverdovsky · beat Mathieu Garon

3–0

3rd period

👑 Jeff Cowan 3rd · 02:30

Assists: Craig Conroy, Alex Frolov · beat Martin Gerber

3–1

👑 Eric Belanger 3rd · 06:00

Assists: Sean Avery, Tim Gleason · beat Martin Gerber

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Brind'Amour · Adams 21:00

L2 Stillman · Staal · Adams 17:01

L3 Whitney · Cullen · LaRose 14:03

L4 Nordgren · Williams 8:01

D1 Hedican · Ward 23:06

D2 Wesley · Commodore 18:54

D3 Kaberle · Tverdovsky 15:15

D4 Hutchinson 4:27

👑Kings

L1 Frolov · Belanger · Conroy 18:57

L2 Avery · Armstrong · Brown 17:18

L3 Cammalleri · Robitaille · Demitra 14:49

L4 Cowan · Tambellini · Roenick 8:49

D1 Visnovsky · Corvo 25:21

D2 Norstrom · Miller 18:16

D3 Gleason · Weaver 14:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR LAK👑

22 Shots on goal 37

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

16 Hits 19

19 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 13

12 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 13.6% (3/22) LAK shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Martin Gerber

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Mathieu Garon

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Nov 82003 👑LAK @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT Mar 152003 👑LAK @ 🌪️CAR 0–0 OT Feb 72003 🌪️CAR @ 👑LAK 2–8 Feb 72002 🌪️CAR @ 👑LAK 1–2 Oct 282001 👑LAK @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 OT

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❓ CAR vs LAK, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Kings on December 8, 2005?

Hurricanes won 3–2. The final score was Hurricanes 3, Kings 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole (2), Justin Williams.

Who scored for Kings?

Eric Belanger, Jeff Cowan.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Kings season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 6 🌪️CAR @ 🦆ANA 6–2 AfterDec 10 🌪️CAR @ 🦈SJS 3–4

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 6 👑LAK @ 🍁TOR 2–1 AfterDec 10 🐆FLA @ 👑LAK 1–3

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