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2005-06 regular season

Hurricanes at Flyers

🗓 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Flyers beat Hurricanes 3–2 in a shootout at Wells Fargo Center on March 8, 2006.

CAR – PHI
31–35
Shots on goal
0/7–1/4
Power play
8–12
Hits
19–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔔 PHI
Freddy Meyer
1 G
3 shots · 21:53 TOI
2nd star 🔔 PHI
R.J. Umberger
1 G
3 shots · 18:22 TOI
3rd star 🔔 PHI
Mike Richards
1 A
4 shots · 19:44 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 03:17
Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Andrew Ladd · beat Antero Niittymaki
1–0
2nd period
🔔 R.J. Umberger PP Tying 2nd · 06:42
Assists: Mike Richards, Jeff Carter · beat Martin Gerber
1–1
🌪️ Ray Whitney Go-ahead 2nd · 17:35
Assists: Chad LaRose, Matt Cullen · beat Antero Niittymaki
2–1
3rd period
🔔 Freddy Meyer Tying 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Mike Rathje, Mike Knuble · beat Martin Gerber
2–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Williams 24:28
L2 Stillman · Whitney · Weight 21:43
L3 Ladd · Cullen · Adams 11:57
L4 Adams · LaRose 6:56
D1 Hedican · Kaberle 22:34
D2 Ward · Wallin 20:11
D3 Wesley · Tverdovsky 12:50
D4 Commodore 8:08
🔔Flyers
L1 Gagne · Nedved · Richards 20:54
L2 Forsberg · Umberger · Knuble 19:18
L3 Savage · Carter · Kapanen 12:06
L4 Brashear · Radivojevic · Stevenson 7:53
D1 Pitkanen · Desjardins 29:14
D2 Rathje · Meyer 22:13
D3 Jones · Hatcher 10:15

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR PHI🔔
31 Shots on goal 35
0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
8 Hits 12
19 Blocked shots 16
8 Takeaways 9
6 Giveaways 14
8 Penalty minutes 14
CAR shooting 6.5% (2/31) PHI shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Martin Gerber
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🔔Flyers
Antero Niittymaki
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 64:36 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)
Flyers
Flyers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-5-4 (40% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
Flyers
Flyers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Jan 172006 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 4–3 SO Dec 292005 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 OT Oct 282005 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 6–8 Mar 232004 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 4–2 Nov 282003 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 2–4
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Who won Hurricanes vs Flyers on March 8, 2006?

Flyers won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Hurricanes 2, Flyers 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Justin Williams, Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Flyers?

Freddy Meyer, R.J. Umberger.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Flyers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 6 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–1 AfterMar 10 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 3–5
🔔 Flyers
BeforeMar 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI 4–5 AfterMar 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 6–5
Also on March 8
🗽NYR 2–3 🐦ATL 🏛️OTT 2–6 🐆FLA 🐧PIT 3–6 🦅WSH
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