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2007-08 regular season

Bruins at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0

Hurricanes beat Bruins 4–3 at PNC Arena on December 28, 2007.

BOS – CAR
21–37
Shots on goal
0/3–1/7
Power play
27–26
Hits
15–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 21:12 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Marc Savard
2 A
2 shots · 20:03 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Rod Brind'Amour
1 G
4 shots · 22:02 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 1st · 05:56
Assists: Niclas Wallin, Cory Stillman · beat Tim Thomas
0–1
🐻 Chuck Kobasew SH Tying 1st · 08:07
Assists: Marc Savard · beat Cam Ward
1–1
🌪️ Mike Commodore Go-ahead 1st · 10:51
Assists: Eric Staal · beat Tim Thomas
1–2
2nd period
🌪️ Chad LaRose SH 2nd · 15:28
Unassisted · beat Tim Thomas
1–3
3rd period
🐻 P.J. Axelsson 3rd · 00:51
Assists: Marc Savard · beat Cam Ward
2–3
🌪️ Eric Staal PP 3rd · 03:47
Assists: Andrew Ladd, Ray Whitney · beat Tim Thomas
2–4
🐻 Phil Kessel 3rd · 03:58
Assists: Milan Lucic · beat Cam Ward
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Sturm · Savard · Kobasew 19:48
L2 Axelsson · Metropolit · Bochenski 16:42
L3 Schaefer · Lucic · Kessel 14:50
L4 Reich · Nokelainen · Sobotka 6:50
D1 Ference · Stuart 20:52
D2 Wideman · Chara 16:28
D3 Lashoff · Hunwick 6:16
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Stillman · Brind'Amour · Walker 22:02
L2 Cole · Whitney · Staal 19:52
L3 Ladd · Hamilton · Adams 13:12
L4 LaRose · Letowski 9:07
D1 Seidenberg · Kaberle 18:50
D2 Wallin · Gleason 17:13
D3 Commodore · Wesley 14:51
D4 Hedican 9:51

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS CAR🌪️
21 Shots on goal 37
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
27 Hits 26
15 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 11
3 Giveaways 6
29 Penalty minutes 11
BOS shooting 14.3% (3/21) CAR shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Tim Thomas
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
18/21
.857 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
Feb 82007 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 5–2 Feb 32007 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 4–3 OT Dec 22006 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 2–5 Nov 242006 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 5–1 Mar 182006 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 2–4
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Who won Bruins vs Hurricanes on December 28, 2007?

Hurricanes won 4–3. The final score was Bruins 3, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Chuck Kobasew, P.J. Axelsson, Phil Kessel.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Chad LaRose, Eric Staal, Mike Commodore, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Hurricanes 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
🐻 Bruins
BeforeDec 23 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–4 AfterDec 29 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 0–5
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 26 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–4 AfterDec 29 🌪️CAR @ 🧥CBJ 1–4
Also on December 28
⚔️BUF 1–2 😈NJD 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 🐆FLA 🦈SJS 1–0 🎵STL
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